DETECTOR · P7

IE Attack Target

Member is the target of heavy independent-expenditure attack ads — proxy for outside money trying to remove them.

What this detector measures

Member is the target of heavy independent-expenditure attack ads — proxy for outside money trying to remove them.

What to ask the senator's office

  1. Which industries or super PACs financed the attack ad campaign against this senator?
  2. What policy positions of the senator did the attack ads target — and were any tied to active legislation?
  3. Did supportive industries simultaneously finance counter-IE in the same cycle, indicating a coordinated battle?

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