Bloomturd flushes money down the toilet in Va..costs Democrats state senate...

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14. Here's more details, minus the anti-gun control spin

A nonprofit’s analysis of political advertising shows that Virginia candidates and outside groups spent more than $10 million running more than 20,000 TV ads this election season.

Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group led all spenders with $2.1 million in estimated spending trying to help Democrats in two key Senate seats, based on an analysis by The Center for Public Integrity.

In one of those key seats, GOP nominee Glen Sturtevant outspent his opponent Democratic Dan Gecker $915,000 to $770,000, based on the estimated figures. In the other, Democrat Jeremy McPike outspent GOP candidate Hal Parrish $888,000 to $437,000.

The Center for Public Integrity’s analysis used data from Kantar Media/CMAG, a media tracking firm that offers a widely accepted estimate of the money spent to air each spot.

Republican Richard Black has won re-election to the Virginia state Senate, fighting off an aggressive challenge from Democrat Jill McCabe.

With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Black had 53 percent of the vote, compared to 47 percent for McCabe.

The district stretches through the conservative outer suburbs of Loudoun and Prince William counties. Black has long been one of the legislature’s most outspoken conservatives.

Last year, Black garnered widespread attention after he wrote a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praising him for protecting the country’s Christians. The letter prompted criticism from both human rights activists and Islamic State militants who are fighting Assad there.

McCabe, a pediatrician, raised more than $1.2 million, far more than Black, in her effort to win the seat.