High-ranking House Democrats compete against each other in New York’s redrawn 12th District
Longtime U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney are competing in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District. One of their biggest differences is fundraising.
It’s raining dark money this election season (Marketplace) “It’s a huge sum of money that will have a great impact. I expect it to have an immediate and ongoing impact for people, organizations, concerned about the concentration of money, and therefore power in the hands of a very few that will influence the shape of our democracy,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of Open Secrets, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics.
Outside Money Floods New York Congressional Races (The New York Times) As of Thursday, with the Aug. 23 primary date looming, outside entities have spent about $9 million in state congressional primaries, according to data maintained by OpenSecrets, a government transparency group. In 2018, outside entities spent roughly $2.6 million.
