[lacrew]

Last year I witnessed the power of a deluge of money and well executed advertising campaign, in a little heard of race in Kansas. The establishment poured money in to primary an incumbent congressman (Huelskamp). By the time primary election day rolled around, the voting public was convinced Huelskamp was Karl Marx and Obama rolled into one.

Advertising may no longer matter for national races, but in these small fry districts, McConnell can 'nationalize' the money pouring in at a ratio of 10:1 and prevail.

[Fantasywriter]

In the Georgia 6th district special election the Democrat Jin Ossoff significantly outspent GOP Karen Handel and still lost.

‘When the campaign and party expenditures are combined, the Democrats spent $31.2 million while the Republicans spent $22.7 million.’

http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/797714?section=JackieGingrich&keywords=election-republican-voters-ossoff&year=2017&month=06&date=22&id=797714&aliaspath=%2FManage%2FArticles%2FTemplate-Main

[reformedliberal]

Advertising may no longer matter for national races, but in these small fry districts, McConnell can ‘nationalize’ the money pouring in at a ratio of 10:1 and prevail.
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That was last year. The world really is speeding up, thanks mainly to the internet.

Alabama is a small fry state by many metrics:gross earnings, population, *diversity*, cultural relevancy, preconceived notions. Ask McConnell how well money did electing a sitting Senator with a Presidential endorsement in a primary for the dominant party.

We aren’t in Kansas anymore.