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GOP campaign arms ask Supreme Court to intervene in TV ad rate case

GOP campaign arms ask Supreme Court to intervene in TV ad rate case

Summary

The Republican Party's campaign groups asked the Supreme Court to let them buy TV ads at a lower rate before the midterm elections. A lower court decided that only individual candidates, not party groups, can get the cheaper rate for ads.

Key Facts

  • GOP campaign groups want to pay lower TV ad rates.
  • They asked the Supreme Court to review the case.
  • A federal appeals court said only candidates can get special ad rates.
  • The dispute is happening before the midterm elections.
  • The case involves the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • The GOP wants to reach voters more cheaply through TV ads.
  • The Supreme Court has not yet decided to take the case.
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