{"id":3257,"date":"2008-05-21T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/05\/realtors-spend-another-400k-promoting-newman\/"},"modified":"2008-05-21T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T20:15:00","slug":"realtors-spend-another-400k-promoting-newman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/05\/realtors-spend-another-400k-promoting-newman\/","title":{"rendered":"Realtors spend another $400K promoting Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee<\/a> has put another $400,000 into promoting the candidacy of Republican 2nd Congressional District hopeful Monty Newman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The group filed notice<\/a> with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday that it was spending another $404,787.35 on TV ads promoting Newman. That brings the total the group has spent on TV ads and mailers for Newman to just under $1 million – $989,894.51.<\/p>\n

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As I\u2019ve reported<\/a>, that money has dramatically changed the dynamic of the 2nd District GOP primary, in which Newman wasn\u2019t considered by many to be a strong contender until the Realtors got involved. It appears that the new money will go to producing and airing a new TV ad promoting Newman. Here\u2019s a link<\/a> to the ad they\u2019ve already been running.<\/p>\n

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Of the newest money, the vast majority, $392,587.35, is going to Strategic Media Services for \u201cTV ad costs.\u201d Another $12,000 is going to Upgrade Films for \u201cTV production costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, I found on the site OpenSecrets.org<\/a> that the Realtors\u2019 PAC gives fairly evenly to Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n

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Update, 11:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the new Realtors ad:<\/p>\n

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