Those Hidden Perks
Much has been said about the special interest group Utahns for Choice and its pro-voucher supporters spending several hundred thousand dollars on legislative races this year and not picking up one seat.
But there may have been an unintended benefit from that effort to those who lean toward tuition tax credits for private school tuition.
The voucher groups had specifically targeted a half dozen House seats held by Democratic incumbents in which they ran their own pro-voucher candidates. Close to two dozen fliers attacking the incumbents in those districts were distributed in the final weeks of the campaign.
The voucher advocates lost every one of those races. But the money donated to their cause allowed the Republican Party to put resources in other races on behalf of GOP candidates. That forced the Democrats to spend much more than they normally would in some of those races and prevent them from putting more of their limited resources in races they might have won with a little more effort.
For example, Democratic Sen. Scott McCoy was forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars to counter his opponent Joe Jarvis's spending in a district that is almost an automatic Democrat win.
Had the Democrats not been forced to respond to the extra money flowing into Republican coffers, the Democrats might have been able to spend more on their challenges to House Speaker Greg Curtis in Sandy and Sen. Mark Walker, R-Sandy, each of whom won by just a handful of votes.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
But there may have been an unintended benefit from that effort to those who lean toward tuition tax credits for private school tuition.
The voucher groups had specifically targeted a half dozen House seats held by Democratic incumbents in which they ran their own pro-voucher candidates. Close to two dozen fliers attacking the incumbents in those districts were distributed in the final weeks of the campaign.
The voucher advocates lost every one of those races. But the money donated to their cause allowed the Republican Party to put resources in other races on behalf of GOP candidates. That forced the Democrats to spend much more than they normally would in some of those races and prevent them from putting more of their limited resources in races they might have won with a little more effort.
For example, Democratic Sen. Scott McCoy was forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars to counter his opponent Joe Jarvis's spending in a district that is almost an automatic Democrat win.
Had the Democrats not been forced to respond to the extra money flowing into Republican coffers, the Democrats might have been able to spend more on their challenges to House Speaker Greg Curtis in Sandy and Sen. Mark Walker, R-Sandy, each of whom won by just a handful of votes.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
9:57 AM
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2 Comments:
I think they're called Parents for Choice in Education, not Utahns for Choice.
True, though it may not be long before the pro-abortionists and PCE join up.
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