U.S. Chamber Watch 2010 Electoral Scorecard

Posted by Lauren Levenstein on November 03, 2010

During the 2010 election cycle, the U.S. Chamber promised to spend up to $75 million in anonymous corporate cash to "change the composition" of Congress. More than 90% of the Chamber's disclosed electoral spending went to Republicans.  While the Chamber gave millions more to down ballot races (some reported, some unreported), see how they fared in the Congressional races by viewing our U.S. Chamber Watch 2010 Electoral scorecard available here.   

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