Party Of The Rich- In Congress, It #39;s The Democrats
WASHINGTON Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It #39;s a label that has stuck for decades, and you #39;re hearing it again as Democrats complain about GOP support for tax breaks that...
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Over the final 18 days of the 2014 campaign, Republicans are set to outspend Democrats on ads inseven of the top 11 Senate races in the country.
In only four of those races, though, will the GOP actually putmore ads on the air.
One of the less-publicized realities ofthe 2014 Senate campaign is that, while both parties are spending hundreds of millions of dollarsof money trying to secure the majority, Democrats are getting considerably more bang for their buck. And down the stretch, they figure to have at least a slight advertising advantage in most of the key races -- despite being outspent overall.
That's according to data compiled by Echelon Insights, a Republican research and analytics firmthat has launched an effort to predict futuread spendingusing Federal Communications Commission data. (This, we would emphasize, is an inexact science, so keep in mind that these are estimates.)
Here's the breakdown, both on total dollars being spent(on top) and on actual ads set to run(on bottom):
You'll notice in Alaska, for example, that Republicans figure to spend more than 72 percent of the ad dollars in the final few weeks. Despite that spending advantage, though, they will run less than half the ads, according to thesedata.
There's a similar disparity in Arkansas, though the GOP still figures to run slightly more ads than Democrats there. In fact, in only two of the races above are Republicans getting more bang for their buck than Democrats, and those two states areMichigan and Virginia, which aren't really top-tier contests.
So why the disparity betweendollars spent and ads run?
1) The number of ads run isn't quite the same thing as the number of people reached by ads. You can run a bunch of ads in Grand Junction, Colo., for example, for the same price as one ad in Denver. So looking at raw numbers of ads doesn't necessarily mean Democrats will reach more people with their ads. (At the same time, it's likely both sides spend relativelysimilar portions of their ad dollarsin big markets vs. small markets across the country, so it's still a valuable measure.)
2) Candidates get lower ad rates than outside groups, and incumbents tend to raise more money than challengers. Given Democrats have so many incumbents in theraces above (nine) and Republicans have just two, that means Democrats tend to benefit more from lower rates for candidates.
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Ron Paul Interviews Voices of Liberty Contributor Kristin Tate
Political commentator and VOL Contributor Kristin Tate joins former Congressman Ron Paul in studio for a discussion in youth libertarianism and immigration reform. More at voicesofliberty.com!
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President Obama is taking time out from his much-trumpeted "year of action" to observe a period more important to his Democratic allies in Congress: the season of campaigning.
One by one, the Obama administration is setting aside key priorities, in the hope that voters won't do the same to his fellow Democrats.
Immigration reform, once deemed a pressing back-to-school item, will wait at least until the winter holidays.
Enrollment in Obamacare will start six weeks later than last year. The climate will warm at the same rate, with new regulations pending.
The latest addition to the not-to-do list came this week, when the White House put off an announcement on the president's nominee for attorney general, a pick he has been privately thinking about a long time.
White House aides smile and defend the strategy, saying privately that they're trying to be sensitive to the concerns of Democrats, especially senators in tough election races.
The White House is trying to avoid being held responsible for Democrats losing control of the Senate in the midterm election in three weeks, especially when administration officials still hope to get a few things done during the final two years of Obama's presidency and will need help from Democrats who remain in office.
But the delays frustrate some of Obama's most reliable allies, who fear he is squandering what little time he has left to act on their biggest policy priorities.
"We wish they would be as good as their rhetoric," said Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch. "We want them to step up and deliver. If they don't, who's going to?"
The delaying tactics, others said, could shake the relationships Democrats rely on.
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