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It bought mostly heartbreak, but the Democrats' election campaign panel in the House spent $82 million on 107 congressional races over the last two years.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's funding totals were revealed Friday in an internal memo by chairman Chris Van Hollen, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Van Hollen wrote that the money helped keep up to 20 Democrats in the House, while conceding that the loss of over 60 seats and the majority was nothing short of a disaster for the party.

"There is no sugar-coating the election results," he wrote. "As President Obama said, we took a shellacking in federal, state and local races across the country."

The Journal said the Maryland Democrat attributed the "political hurricane" to a number of factors, including high unemployment and the millions in outside money spent by anonymous donors to GOP candidates.

"Republican special-interest groups spent an unprecedented $74 million in mostly secret money in 64 districts," Van Hollen wrote.

Van Hollen (pictured) will give up his spot as head of the DCCC after a four-year stint.

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ettu

"Republican special-interest groups spent an unprecedented $74 million in mostly secret money in 64 districts," .................Secret money? Where did the $82 million that the Libs/Progs/Dems spent come from? Maybe that's a secret? As an aside, the Left is making much about McConnell (I think it was him) saying that a priority of the Mod/Conservatives would be to defeat Obama in 2012, implying that they care nothing about middle America or the economy. When what is happening in America today can be likened to a big bad snake coming your way, what is the first action you take,,,,,,,cut off the tail, or cut off the head. I would go for the head.

November 20 2010 at 10:52 AM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
Keith

Why do peopple want to run for a job that pays a couple hunndred thousand dollars a year? How is it they all miracusaly become millionares before they leave office? Wake up America and see what con artists these people are. We need some new Political parties that will represent all of the American people. You have the Repubicans so spoiled they will not even try to hide who they really represent. And these Corporationd aren't even creating jobs in this country.

November 20 2010 at 9:49 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
mgl53

And one Republican spent $140,000,000 in a run for Governor..............AND LOST. The money spent on political races and the two wars we are engaged in, would go a long way toward solving our financial problems. But then, where would firms like Haliburton be?

November 20 2010 at 8:02 AM Report abuse -4 rate up rate down Reply
klovepr

You would think for all that money they would learn the real reason they lost the election: arrogance and stupidity.

November 20 2010 at 6:01 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
catalogsplus

Ouch! That was $82 million dollars well-spent. And yet they decided to reelect Pelosi as their leader and continue the failing course. Sometimes you can buy elections, but clearly they can't buy brains.

November 19 2010 at 10:40 PM Report abuse +10 rate up rate down Reply
Kevin

Dang, I would have thought for $82 million, they at least would have figured out why they lost all those elections. Unemployment played a role, but that's hardly the only reason. Elected officials represent the people, not the party.

November 19 2010 at 8:47 PM Report abuse +18 rate up rate down Reply
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jgb662

Still about $100 million less than Whitman in CA alone.

November 22 2010 at 1:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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