"… ty. About 53 percent of the total went to Democrats and 47 percent went to Republicans.The parties also reported spending more than $790 million during the same …"

"… the GOP at the state level, it was no contest at the national level, where Republicans were about even with Democrats in now-banned "soft money" contributions, b …"

"… at the state level did not always translate to victories at the polls, as Republicans captured significant statewide elections in 2002.In Georgia, Democratic pa …"

"… ore than the state GOP. A key difference, observers said, was that Georgia Republicans produced a massive ground operation in the final days before the election, …"