O'Donnell to GOP: Hannity's 'in My Back Pocket'

... Because she trails by 19 points

(USER SUBMITTED) - She can't remember any recent Supreme Court cases, but Christine O'Donnell isn't about to forget how the GOP is sitting on its wallet instead of pouring cash into her gaffe-infused race. “The Republican Party on the state level, or on the national level, neither have come in to help me close the gap in the polls," she said at a pub after last night's debate, calling opponent Chris Coons a "sitting duck." More»

Restore Our Future spent $13.9M in January

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney and the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future were big spenders in January, according to the latest campaign filings. Restore Our Future spent $13.9 million in January—mostly on attack ads—and raised less than half that amount during the same period, Politico reports. Romney's campaign also spent more than twice than it took in, though both it and the super PAC finished the month with plenty of cash on hand. More»

And all those donors are free to give to him again

(NEWSER) - If Mitt Romney fans wanted even more good news today, here it comes: The frontrunner raised $24 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, his best total yet, bringing his yearly total up to $56 million—of which $19 million is still on hand, the campaign announced today. The LA Times also notes that none of that came from Romney's own wallet—a big change from his 2008 run, when he dumped $45 million into the campaign—and that all of it was earmarked for the primary campaign, meaning the same donors can contribute again for the general election if Romney wins the nomination. More»

Nonprofits' secret donors help fund negative ads

(NEWSER) - Democrats have hammered Republican “front groups” for paying for negative ads with secret cash—but they themselves are employing a similar maneuver, using money from nonprofits who don’t release their donors’ names to fund their own advertising, reports MSNBC . Dems are thus following Republicans’ lead in using a Supreme Court ruling on campaign cash to their advantage. “We’ve seen this happening on both sides of the aisle,” said a nonpartisan watchdog. More»

Coulter, NOW weigh in on one-night-stand piece

(NEWSER) - Christine O’Donnell’s campaign has slammed Gawker for its one-night stand story , reports Politico —and so has her opponent, Chris Coons, as well as the National Organization for Women. Some reactions:

• It’s “just another example of the sexism and slander that female candidates are forced to deal with,” wrote an O’Donnell rep on Facebook, linking the story to “Coons goons” who “have proven yet again to have no sense of common decency.”