The NRA

Several of the recent candidates we have discussed have been endorsed by and received donations from the National Rifle Association or the NRA.  According to Open Secrets has the NRA has spent a total of $7,284,714 this election season.  We thought it was important to discuss the NRA because they are so influential in Republican campaigns with their endorsements.


Below is a chart from opensecrets.org  displaying the total amounts the NRA has contributed during the 2010 election:

Total Receipts	$14,716,870
Total Spent  (view expenditures)	$7,284,714
Begin Cash on Hand	$1,634,617
End Cash on Hand	$9,066,774
Debts	$0
Independent Expenditures	$6,011,892
Date of last report	September 30, 2010
Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates (list recipients) (30% to Democrats, 69% to Republicans)	$615,600
Contributions to this PAC from individual donors of $200 or more ( list donors)	$439,336

Several of the candidates we have discussed recently, including Roy Blunt and Tom Schweich, have recieved endorsments from the NRA.  In early October Schweich was endorsed by the NRA.  The NRA has a strong history of endorsing Republican candidates with conservative values.  The many members of the NRA are encouraged to vote for these endorsed candidates, making endorsments from the NRA very valuable.  The NRA is an extremely large, national organization and is very influential in campaigns.


And because it is the start of our midterm break, we figured we would leave you with something simple to watch, an attack ad recently released attacking Susan Montee, Schweich's Democratic opponent!