Politics

Daily Disclosures

By Bill Allison

A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures:

Late show: Michigan Citizens for Responsibility reports spending $62,500 on a radio ad mentioning Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., called “Trillions.”

Totals so far: More than $454 million spent by outside groups to influence mid-term elections. Most spending in a race in the Senate: Colorado ($32 million) followed by Pennsylvania ($25 million) and Washington ($19 million). Mose in House races: Michigan’s 7th district (Rep. Mark Schauer, D, vs. Tim Walberg, R, $8.5 million), Nevada’s 3rd district (Rep. Dana Titus, D, vs. Joe Heck, R, $7 million), Ohio’s 16th district (John Boccieri, D, vs. James Renacci, R, $6.5 million). To give an idea of the magnitude of outside spending in some House districts: The three candidates in Ohio 16 raised a total of $4.1 million. Outside spending: $6.5 million. Advantage outsiders.

Sunlight after dark: Follow the election returns on Sunlight Live. Sunlight’s Reporting Group, Labs and Communications teams will provide data, updates, analysis, numbers, etc. on the 2010 mid-term races, tracking winners and losers–both candidates and the interest groups that backed and opposed them.

Be sure to check out our Follow the Unlimited Money tool–updated hourly!–to get all the latest info on outside groups.

Earmark diving? JASON Project, a group that introduces students to undersea science created by Titanic finder Robert Ballard, hires North Shore Consultants to lobby on appropriations.

Daily Poligraft: Will Republicans punish businesses that worked with Democrats? Or will all be forgiven. Original Washington Post story here.

Full post as published by Sunlight Foundation on November 02, 2010 (boomark / email).