Breaking: NRCC expands TV ad buys
The National Republican Congressional Committee plans to expand its TV ad buys to six new districts over the next week, including several that were not considered promising pickup opportunities until recently [in] an attempt to stretch the resources of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee [...] (Politico, September 24)
I just got spoke with Speaker Pelosi and DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen. Their message to me? The GOP and their outside groups continue to spend enormous amounts of special-interest cash to try to win back the House and we have to do something about it.
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