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Marco Rubio stated on August 02, 2018 in an interview with CBS News:

States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."

By Jon Greenberg• August 3, 2018

Jon Tester stated on October 04, 2018 in in a debate:

"Dark money is paying for over 80 percent of (Kavanaugh’s) ads."

By John Kruzel• October 5, 2018

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 06, 2019 in an op-ed:

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

By John Kruzel• September 11, 2019

Joe Biden stated on October 09, 2020 in a TV campaign ad:

Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."

By Stephanie Stapleton• October 23, 2020

JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in a website posting:

In the primary election, a "right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support" Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley.

By James B. Nelson• March 21, 2016

Charlie Sykes stated on April 06, 2011 in comments made during his radio show:

Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign.

By Dave Umhoefer• April 10, 2011

Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2020

David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:

"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2010

Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter:

The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.

By Madeline Heim• February 25, 2025

Charles Schumer stated on January 21, 2010 in a press conference:

"With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 22, 2010

Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on April 03, 2019 in a tweet:

"FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast."

By D.L. Davis• April 7, 2019

Steve King stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news:

Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border."

By Lauren Carroll• July 14, 2014

Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate:

“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”

By Victoria Knight• October 1, 2020

Ohio Republican Party stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :

Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."

By Joe Guillen• October 3, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:

"I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."

By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012

Debra Lehrmann stated on April 05, 2010 in a mailer:

"This race will be the Democrats’ top target this November."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 11, 2010

Brian Robinson stated on July 08, 2012 in an article:

Funding the federal health care law without a tax hike will "require the state to cut nearly a quarter of its annual budget."

By Eric Stirgus• July 16, 2012

Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate:

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 27, 2010

Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel:

For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."

By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2015

George Allen stated on February 23, 2012 in an op-ed:

Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.

By Nancy Madsen• March 9, 2012

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