Democrats, Allied Groups Pour Millions Into Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race to Counter GOP Campaign

Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pa. Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign

Spending in the race is on track to exceed $15 million — far surpassing previous spending in a retention election — as Democrats try to blunt a late-emerging Republican campaign to oust three justices.

Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign

Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.

Democrats, Allied Groups Pour Millions into Pa. Supreme Court Race to ...

Why tracking spending in this year’s critical Pa. Supreme Court retention races is so difficult

Blame it on a mix of lagging reporting, weakly enforced rules, and a campaign finance system that requires little transparency.

Wecht makes his case before Pa. Supreme Court retention vote: 'It's just our job to apply the law'

Pennsylvania voters are being asked whether they wish to keep three Supreme Court justices — including David Wecht — on the bench after they’ve served 10 years.

Why PA Supreme Court retention race spending is hard to track

HARRISBURG — How much are state and national groups spending to flood the airwaves, fill mailboxes, and buy up digital ads ahead of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections? That’s a harder question to answer than you might think, thanks to a mix of lagging reporting, weakly enforced rules, and a campaign finance system that requires little transparency. Many groups are trying to sway voters through independent expenditures — money spe…