Michael Steele announced minutes ago that he would pour roughly $13.2 million into the two campaigns. I’ll let his memo speak for itself:
Republican National Committee
Office of the Chairman
CC: RNC MEMBERS
FROM: CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE
RE: PRE-ELECTION REPORT
DATE: 10/28/09
Importantly, I am very proud of the candidacies of our two nominees for governor – Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell. I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with them and to campaign with them. These two gentlemen are excellent standard bearers not only for the Republican Party, but more importantly for the citizens of their respective states. Both of them are intently focused on turning Republican principles into problem-solving results.
Below is a breakdown of the Republican National Committee’s spending in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as highlights of other campaign activities.
One important note – in addition to advertising and providing direct support to candidates, the RNC has focused very intently on party building activities, particularly on efforts to beat the Democrats and win the voter turnout battle. In fact, our level of grassroots action in these two states is significantly greater than the Republican efforts in last year’s Presidential election. On the heels of the 2008 election results, this is vital for success.
Virginia
New Jersey
In the coming days we will also provide a detailed report on our many activities in down ballot races, state legislative races, and local elections all over the country.
Of course, this unprecedented level of spending by the RNC in these crucial states is only made possible by the tremendous fundraising success we have had this year. Thanks for all you continue to do for the cause.
Allan…
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