By Michael Bryan
So it looks to me like Ron Barber actually spent about $800K, so far. Jesse Kelly spent about $735K. That's for everything through the primaries up to about two weeks before the election, so they probably spent a bit more.
The total candidate committee expenditures for the CD 8 Special: less than $2 million.
Total independent expenditures for the CD 8 Special: about $2.25 million.
So, whose campaign was it, really?
Welcome to America under Citizen's United.
You think nothing has changed? This is is just business as usual? Think again.
That huge chunk of blue is only going to grow. Have any question about who is spending all that money? It's the non-transparent SuperPACs created by Citizen's United.
Stick a fork in democracy. It's done. The 1% won.
O/T...but Michael...you may want to post this! Great news.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/15/500227/obama-to-protect-undocumented-students/
BREAKING: Obama To Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting 1 Million Undocumented Students
Under the “deferred action” policy, a Department of Homeland Security directive, students in the U.S. who are already in deportation proceedings or those who qualify for the DREAM Act and have yet to come forward to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, will not be deported and will be allowed to work in the United States.
An estimated 1 million young people could benefit from the deferral. To be eligible, applicants have to be between 15 and 30 years old, live in the U.S. for five years, and maintain continuous U.S. residency. People who have one felony, one serious misdemeanor, or three minor misdemeanors will be ineligible to apply. “Deferred action” will last for two years and can be renewed.
Posted by: Cheri | June 15, 2012 at 07:03 AM