Posted on 10/22/2010 12:05:03 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is now the biggest outside spender of the 2010 elections, thanks to an 11th-hour effort to boost Democrats that has vaulted the public-sector union ahead of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a flock of new Republican groups in campaign spending.
The 1.6 million-member AFSCME is spending a total of $87.5 million on the elections after tapping into a $16 million emergency account to help fortify the Democrats' hold on Congress. Last week, AFSCME dug deeper, taking out a $2 million loan to fund its push. The group is spending money on television advertisements, phone calls, campaign mailings and other political efforts, helped by a Supreme Court decision that loosened restrictions on campaign spending.
"We're the big dog," said Larry Scanlon, the head of AFSCME's political operations. "But we don't like to brag."
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Hope the bastards go broke.
The “BIG dogs” are just doing what they have to do to protect their government jobs.
That's $54.69 per member!
For mid-terms?
Did they take that money from their pension fund?
Are they going to list each & every union member involved in this group?
CHECK OUT THIS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION LIST.
You may be surprised how much money is donated to the Democrat party but you won’t be surprised at what groups are making the largest contributions.
I’d like to see the NEW Congress change the law to limit political contributions to constituents only. Why should other entities determine who should represent me in Congress?
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
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