Don't expect to receive any relief from the negative flyers that have been filling our mailboxes or the negative advertising that dominates the airwaves until August 2 is in the rearview mirror.
A 24-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission shows the Southwest Missouri Patriot PAC. which MEC records indicate is affiliated with Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, spent $14,768.20 today for direct mailing.
A report filed three days ago with the Commission showed $20,000 being spent on broadcast media.
The spending was already underway well before the two most recent reports
The PAC's 8-days-before-election report shows $59,072.80 spent for direct mailing, $11,000 for broadcast media and $2,500 for research during the first three weeks of July.
Those contributing to the advertising blitz since the first of the month:
Missouri Pork Producers, Columbia, $2,500
Craig and Nancy Schnuck, St. Louis, $2,500
POL Pac, Jefferson City, $2,400
Missouri Dental PAC, Jefferson City, $2,000
Lincoln PAC, Springfield, $7,500
Missouri American Water, St. Louis, $5,000
Missouri Realtors, Columbia, $2,500
NEMO Leadership, Jefferson City, $5,001
AGC of MO PAC, St. Louis, $2,000
The Southwest Missouri Patriot PAC raised $62,401 and spent $77,436.70 during the first three weeks of the month.
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