Karl Rove wasn't crying when the Kochs were flooding the zone with this drivel.
As we've seen the last several days, Karl Rove has been sounding the alarm about the GOP's
sudden money deficit. In short, the Democratic campaign committees and candidates have dramatically outraised their Republican counterparts. And that was fine until the Kochs decided to quit spending on TV for the duration of the cycle.
But that disparity is only an issue moving forward. From a DSCC email (emphasis in the original):
Over the course of the last two weeks, top national Republicans from Karl Rove to the NRSC have started complaining that they could fail (again) to win the majority because they are being outspent by Democrats. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although the DSCC has dramatically outraised the NRSC by $29 million and most Democratic candidates have outraised their opponents, Republican have ridden the Koch train to a huge spending advantage. Here’s the reality Republicans are hiding: In the 11 most competitive Senate races, Republicans groups and candidates have outspent Democratic groups and candidates by more than $20 million on TV. Democrats have spent $130 million to the GOP’s $153 million, a staggering $46 million from Koch funded groups.
Woah,
30 percent of the GOP's spending in Senate races came from the Kochs alone? Of course, perhaps the Kochs quit the ad wars because that money bought them so little results, with Democrats remaining doggedly competitive in the key battleground Red states like Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Georgia. Oh, and Kansas.
For their part, the Kochs now claim they are focusing on GOTV, but that already looks to be a farce. More like KOTV. (Keep out the vote.)