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U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) has been on the target radar for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for several election cycles now.

And the independent expenditure arm of the DCCC has now spend upwards of $120,000 in Ohio's 1st Congressional District just this week.

State Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) is challenging Chabot for the seat.

Both parties' congressional committees are dropping a new salvo of direct-mail pieces on to the 15th Congressional distict.

The National Republican Congressional Committee purchased $11,400 worth of mail to oppose Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Columbus). The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee purchased $10,600 in mail to oppose Steve Stivers (R-Columbus). 

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is out with a new ad in the race for Ohio's 1st Congressional District.

The ad hits U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) for having what it says are the same policy posiitions he held when he first entered office.

Chabot is being challenged by state Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill).

EASTON -- Congressional candidate Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) says he believes his campaign is tied with Republican Andy Harris's.

"The most recent ones showed us at 36, tied at 36," said Kratovil of Harris's camp at a Friday night fundraiser.

Kratovil was referencing an internal poll released last month by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

"There was a rumor that he [Harris] did an internal one and it showed us even better than that," Kratovi told PolitickerMD.com. "But you know - that's rumors."

Republicans continue to beat the socialist drum against Mary Jo Kilroy, the Democratic nominee in the 15th Congressional District.

Today the National Republican Congressional Committee sent a press release claiming to have found further evidence of Kilroy’s ties to socialists, namely a press release for an event she attended in 1997.

According to a version of the press release posted on to an online discussion board at the University of Utah, which the NRCC included in its press release, Kilroy attended the “Center for Democratic Values Conference” in 1997, sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America. Kilroy, then a member of the Columbus school board, argued in favor of public schools at this right-left debate.

For NRCC spokesperson Ken Spain that proves Kilroy is an extremist.

Reports from the Federal Elections Commission show that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dropped some money into the races for Ohio's 1st and 16th Congressional Districts Thursday.

The DCCC reported spending $7795.45 in Ohio's 1st on mail services from Mission Control.

State Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) in the district.

The Democratic election organization also reported spending $7497.48 in Ohio's 16th, also on mail services, but from American Mail Direct.

WASHINGTON – After weeks of watching its candidates barraged by its Democratic counterpart, the National Republican Congressional Committee has started up its independent expenditure advertising campaign. The committee is airing an ad beginning today in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Erie) is battling to defend his seat from a challenge by Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper.

The committee did not immediately release details on the size of buy for the 30-second ad, which takes Dahlkemper to task on energy and gas prices.

“Kathy Dahlkemper has some wacky ideas,” an announcer says. “Take energy. Kathy Dahlkemper opposes suspending the federal gas tax, which would help consumers right now. And that would help lower your cost at the pump. Dahlkemper’s wacky solution: she said we should make personal sacrifices, such as walking places or riding a bike. Hmmm, why don’t we try using dog sleds, too?”

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is putting another $7,000 into the race for Ohio's 16th Congressional District, this time with a mail buy.

The DCCC dropped $83,519 into the race last week with media buys.

The Democratic organization's independent expenditure reported $7177.10 to the Federal Election Commission for mail services from American Mail Direct, Inc..

State Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance) is running against state Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Jackson Township) to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre) in the 16th District.

Earlier this week I wrote in the Inside Edge column about how the DCCC has been investing heavily in television ads for congressional candidates in Arizona, but missing was any support for Bob Lord. Lord was hyped early by Democrats for his fundraising success which made the absence of paid media a little surprising. The DCCC is not leaving Lord completely on his own though as it looks like they will be dropping some mail for his campaign.

From FEC website:

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - C00000935
View    Download   FEC-364224 Form F24 - filed 09/25/2008 - 24 HOUR NOTICE

1. Supports Candidate: Robert James Lord (H8AZ03092)
      Office Sought: House of Representatives, Arizona District 03
      Payee: Mack Crounse Group, LLC
      Date Expended = 09/25/2008      Amount Expended = $11667.00
      Purpose: Mail Services

2. Opposes Candidate: John Shadeggs (H4AZ04016)
      Office Sought: House of Representatives, Arizona District 03
      Payee: Mack Crounse Group, LLC
      Date Expended = 09/25/2008      Amount Expended = $11667.00
      Purpose: Mail Services

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dropped over $83,000 in media buys and production into the race for Ohio's 16th Congressional District in its latest independent expenditure.

State Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance) is running against state Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Jackson Township) to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre) in the 16th District.

The DCCC reported a media buy of $63344.23 to Great American Media on September 23, as well as another media buy of $15018.16 to Great American Media on the same day.

The DCCC also reported an expenditure of $5157.19 to media firm McMahon, Squier, Lapp and Associates for media production.