San Diego’s political parties are getting into the thick of the fundraising battle in the mayor’s race, spending tens of thousands of dollars on their favored candidates. The Republican Party of San Diego County has spent more than $60,000 in a push to educate its party members and persuade them to vote for Kevin Faulconer. But most of that money hasn’t come in the form of cash or in-kind contributions to councilmen David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer. And none of it has come in the form of independent expenditures disbursed to support the candidates. Instead, the Republican Party of San Diego County is spending tens of thousands of dollars in a push to educate its party members and persuade them to vote.
Political Parties And A Campaign Finance No-Man’s Land | KPBS.org
