Democrats are pouring money into the Georgia special election that will determine which party controls the Senate, with candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock together collecting more than $210 million in two months, new fundraising filings show. Republicans are outpacing Democrats on TV largely thanks to a trio of big-spending outside groups with close ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: American Crossroads, the Senate Leadership Fund and Peachtree PAC. Together, those groups account for about $138 million in ad buys, more than one-quarter of all special election advertising spending. But the Nov. 3 election showed fundraising success doesn’t necessarily translate into victory at the ballot box. Not counting Georgia, Republicans spent less on advertising in all but two of the 12 most competitive Senate races, yet won nine of those contests.

Source: Mint December 25, 2020 18:22 UTC