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AMERICAN CROSSROADS

Considered the granddaddy of all super PACs, American Crossroads was founded in April 2010 with the help of Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Karl Rove, a Republican strategist who served as senior adviser to President George W. Bush. Neither work for the super PAC in any official capacity. The PAC's chairman is Mike Duncan, a former RNC chairman. Its president and CEO is Steven Law, once the general counsel to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a former deputy labor secretary under Bush. Duncan and Law run the PAC's daily activities. Together with its sister group, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, or Crossroads GPS, the PAC works to elect Republicans. The fundraising juggernaut has said it plans to raise $240 million for the 2012 election cycle -- twice as much as initially planned. In comparison, the two groups spent an estimated $43 million on the 2010 midterm elections, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. | See this committee's FEC-reported expenditures at PACTrack »

623
Ad buy files freed

$57.2M
TV ad spending
logged so far

$106M
Spending reported to
the FEC in the 2012 cycle

Conservative
Leans

Spending logged in swing states
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Latest Buys

  • $5,700
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $24.1K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $31K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $66.6K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $82.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $104K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $104K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $104K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $121K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $82.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.7K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $82.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $82.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.7K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.7K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $121K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $82.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $102K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $102K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.7K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.7K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $41.2K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $175K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $35.8K
    WRAZ, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $127K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $131K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $72.5K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $65.9K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $83.2K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $137K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $69K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $81.3K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $82.7K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $137K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $137K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $263K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $52.9K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $82.7K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $215K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $177K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $115K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $115K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $115K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $12.9K
    WHNS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $11.2K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $57.7K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $42.8K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $62.4K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $13.3K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $11.6K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $55.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $28.1K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $106K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $0
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $117K
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $106K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $21.1K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $11.4K
    WGHP, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $117K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $48K
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $88.6K
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $5,515
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $76.6K
    WTVD, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $76.6K
    WTVD, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $154K
    WTVD, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $34K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $171K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $143K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $0
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $143K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $97.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $96.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $96.5K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $12.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $14.4K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $14.4K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $14.4K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $7,200
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $7,200
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $7,200
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $26.4K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $34.8K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $34.8K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $34.8K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $61.3K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $11K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $137K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $8,800
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $83.6K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $243K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $30.6K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $31.6K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $79.5K
    WLOS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $64K
    WSPA-TV, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $203K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $36K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $36K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $40.6K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $29.6K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $24.6K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $65.5K
    WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $55.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $22.9K
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $55.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $35.9K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $24.1K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $50.3K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $115K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $70K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $117K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $245K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $43.4K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $18.5K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $50.3K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $45.5K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $45.5K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $39.9K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $50.3K
    WPBF, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $82K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $19.3K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $9,155
    WVEC, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $55.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $55K
    WJW, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $700
    WUAB, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $14.2K
    WTVD, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $15.2K
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $56K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $36.8K
    WFLA-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $14.8K
    WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $156K
    WRC-TV, Washington, D.C. and Hagerstown, Md.
  • $35.5K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $13.8K
    WUAB, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $241K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $83.3K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $0
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $48.9K
    WFLA-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $149K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $106K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $350
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $45.3K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $4,775
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $134K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $85K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $20.7K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $20.7K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $41.1K
    WGHP, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $38.2K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $163K
    WMUR-TV, Boston and Manchester, N.H.
  • $72.1K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $72.1K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $56K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $42.8K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $19K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $41.8K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $35.9K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $8,100
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $70.6K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $74.6K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $58.5K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $48.4K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $48.3K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $28.5K
    WVEC, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $119K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $10.4K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $25K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $13.8K
    WUAB, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $58.5K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $23.3K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $1,200
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $97.7K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $176K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $35.4K
    WSPA-TV, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $40.4K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $121K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $38.2K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $70.6K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $22.9K
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $28.8K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $22.1K
    WTKR, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $38.1K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $40K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $175K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $123K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $150K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $48.3K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $43.4K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $10.7K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $227K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $107K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $118K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $52.3K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $25.5K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $12.8K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $10.4K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $10.4K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $12.8K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $57.7K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $10.9K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $14.6K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $26.9K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $3,800
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $15.6K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $89.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $18.5K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $25K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $8,600
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $350
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $29.5K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $89.6K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $28.5K
    WVEC, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $16.5K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $29.6K
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $107K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $166K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $107K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $52.3K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $36.4K
    WSPA-TV, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $107K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $10.4K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $45K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $38.2K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $173K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $175K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $173K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $119K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $173K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $148K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $149K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $176K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $134K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.

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