Democratic independent spending closing gap on GOP?
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican Senate nominee in Tennessee, speaks at a Farm Bureau event in Franklin on Aug. 9, 2018. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
The heavy spending by independent groups in the Tennessee Senate race shows little sign of abating despite a series of polls suggesting that Republican Marsha Blackburn has opened a lead on Democrat Phil Bredesen.
About $12.7 million has been spent in Tennessee so far this week alone ($6.9 million by Democratic groups, $5.8 million by Republican ones), while total outside spending reached $56.4 million.
As of Thursday morning, groups favoring Blackburn have spent $31.1 million in Tennessee, while those backing Bredesen had poured in $25.3 million.
The biggest spenders after the jump:
| 1 | Senate Leadership Fund (R) | $19.7M |
| 2 | Majority Forward (D) | $10.7M |
| 3 | SMP (D) | $9.4M |
| 4 | Americans for Prosperity (R) | $5.25M |
| 5 | Black Progressive Action Coalition (D) | $3.4M |
| 6 | NRSC (R) | $1.5M |
| 7 | National Rifle Association (R) | $1.2M |
| 8 | American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees (D) | $1M |
| 9 | The Committee To Defend The President (R) | $0.95M |
| 10 | Tennesseans For A Better Tomorrow (R) | $0.9M |
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