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Subject OpenSecrets Newsletter: Justice Democrats score another win in the latest round of primaries.
Date August 7, 2020 12:15 PM
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August 8, 2020
This week in money-in-politics

Justice Democrats secure another victory with Cori Bush, unseating a dynasty


Missouri’s 1st District has been represented by a member of the Clay family for more than fifty years. But Tuesday night, progressive candidate Cori Bush won her primary against Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.), marking another massive victory for a Justice Democrats-backed candidate this cycle.

The victory follows Bush’s unsuccessful primary challenge to Clay in 2018, which saw her lose by a 20-point margin. Yet this cycle, Bush ran a more formidable race, raising three times the money she did last cycle and seeing a six-figure boost from progressive outside groups. Bush also received the endorsements of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and newcomer Jamaal Bowman, whose July primary victory against longtime Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) similarly shook the confidence of establishment Democrats.
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** Political campaigns are staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Political campaigns are staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic that shows no sign of slowing down. Presidential and congressional candidates are spending far less on travel and event expenses than in previous election cycles, instead investing heavily in online campaign infrastructure to reach voters and donors. That shift is particularly evident in the presidential race.
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** Small donors flock to Republicans challenging high-profile Democrats

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Nothing motivates donors like dislike. At least that’s the hope of Republican candidates running longshot campaigns to replace high-profile Democrats in deep-blue districts, many of whom are fueling their bids with small-dollar donations from Republicans across the country. Among the Republican House candidates who received more than 60% of their funds from small donors, half are running against high-profile Democrats.
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** Big money pours into Republican primary for Senate in Tennessee
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In the Tennessee Republican Senate primary, wealthy donors — and the candidates themselves — are pouring millions into the crowded contest that has largely turned into a two-person race. The winner of the Aug. 6 primary will run to replace retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and will most likely cruise to victory in the general election. The Cook Political Report currently rates the race as “solid R.”
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Spotlight on the NRA's Political Giving


This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office has filed a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association to "dissolve the organization in its entirety."

Over the years, the NRA has been one of the biggest spenders among politically active nonprofits. In
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, the group spent over $54 million dollars supporting Republican candidates at the federal level, with over $30 million of that focused on the race for The White House.

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. Spending by the NRA has yet to crack $1 million in the 2020 cycle.
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OpenSecrets in the News

See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:

* ** Club for Growth launches anti-Biden ad blitz (Politico) ([link removed])
The conservative Club for Growth is running a new slate of ads in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that hit Joe Biden over his opposition to school choice. The group is reportedly spending $5 million on the campaign.

* ** Martha McSally cruises into general election Senate showdown with Mark Kelly (The Arizona Daily Star) ([link removed])
Tuesday's primaries were fairly quiet in Arizona's Senate race, but the same can't be said of the fast-approaching general election. The battle between Democrat Mark Kelly and incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally will be one of the most expensive of the cycle.

* ** Susan Rice Has More Corporate Experience Than Others on Biden Running Mate List (The Wall Street Journal) ([link removed])
Susan Rice has experience in an area most others on the VP shortlist don’t: American corporations.

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