Business-backed Bradley Byrne

artappraiser — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:09:13 +0000

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Business-backed Bradley Byrne wins in Alabama
By Alex Isenstadt, Politico.com, 11/5/13

The Republican establishment struck back on Tuesday, notching a win over a tea party candidate in a closely-watched special runoff election for an Alabama congressional seat.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Bradley Byrne, a staid former state senator, led Dean Young, a conservative real estate developer who likened himself to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent [....]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent around $200,000 on Byrne’s behalf, and Ending Spending, an outside group bankrolled by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, spent around $75,000 on TV and ads boosting him. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy sent checks to Byrne, as did dozens of Washington-based political action committees.

In the end, Byrne outraised Young more than two-to-one. While Byrne and his allies dominated the TV airwaves, Young was forced to rely on a grass-roots-style campaign [....]

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