Democrats ask Supreme Court to bar GOP from cheaper campaign ad prices
A group of Democratic congressional candidates urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject an effort by Republican Senate and House campaign committees to halt an appeals court ruling finding coordinated advertisement buys between political parties and joint fundraising committees are not entitled to cheaper candidate rates.
TL;DR
- Democratic candidates urged the Supreme Court to reject a Republican effort to halt an appeals court ruling.
- The ruling found that coordinated advertisement buys by political parties and joint fundraising committees do not qualify for cheaper candidate rates.
- Republican Senate and House campaign committees had petitioned the Supreme Court to restore the cheaper ad buy rates.
- Democratic filings supported maintaining the 4th Circuit's ruling.
- Republicans had previously won a Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited coordinated spending between parties and candidates.