TruthOut10
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I keep hearing that the billionaires and big corporations that poured all that money into the 2012 election learned their lesson. They lost their shirts and wont do it again.
Dont believe that for an instant.
Its true their political investments didnt exactly pay off this time around.
Right now there is stunned disbelief that Republicans fared so poorly after all the money they invested, said Brent Bozell, president of For America, an Alexandria, Maryland-based nonprofit that advocates for Christian values in politics.
Congrats to @KarlRove on blowing $400 million this cycle, Donald Trump tweeted. Every race @CrossroadsGPS ran ads in, the Republicans lost. What a waste of money.
Roves two giant political fundsAmerican Crossroads, a super PAC, and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, a so-called nonprofit social welfare organization that doesnt have to report its donorsbacked Mitt Romney with $127 million spent on more than 82,000 television spots. Roves groups spent another $51 million on House and Senate races. Ten of the 12 Senate candidates they supported lost.
The return on investment for American Crossroads donors turned out to be just 1 percent, according to an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based group that advocates for open government.
The Billionaires' Long Game
Dont believe that for an instant.
Its true their political investments didnt exactly pay off this time around.
Right now there is stunned disbelief that Republicans fared so poorly after all the money they invested, said Brent Bozell, president of For America, an Alexandria, Maryland-based nonprofit that advocates for Christian values in politics.
Congrats to @KarlRove on blowing $400 million this cycle, Donald Trump tweeted. Every race @CrossroadsGPS ran ads in, the Republicans lost. What a waste of money.
Roves two giant political fundsAmerican Crossroads, a super PAC, and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, a so-called nonprofit social welfare organization that doesnt have to report its donorsbacked Mitt Romney with $127 million spent on more than 82,000 television spots. Roves groups spent another $51 million on House and Senate races. Ten of the 12 Senate candidates they supported lost.
The return on investment for American Crossroads donors turned out to be just 1 percent, according to an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based group that advocates for open government.
The Billionaires' Long Game