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Candidate vs. Candidate Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties (2015-16 cycle)

Head-to-head candidate and committee comparator across WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State Nebraska vs. Out-of-State splits), Labor & Union networks, Business/Trade & Party PACs, Super PAC Independent Expenditures (Support vs. Oppose), shared cross-over funders, ballot measures, and election cycles.
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Interactive Head-to-Head Matchup & Conduit / Network Comparator

⚔ Candidate vs. Candidate Head-to-Head Visuals — WinRed / ActBlue & All Funding Ties

Side-by-side comparison of WinRed vs. ActBlue conduit volume (with In-State NE vs. Out-of-State splits), all institutional funding streams, shared/opposing Super PACs & unions, and full source-attributed ties.

Candidate A (FEC)
ASHFORD, BRAD ↗
Candidate committee · DEM · fec-C00557181
$2.51M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$907.7K
56.9% NE
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$1.93M
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$2.78M
Opposing IEs
Candidate B (FEC)
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY ↗
Party committee · REP · fec-C00032334
$1.29M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

ASHFORD, BRAD vs. NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY

Mirrored bars: A grows left, B grows right from the category spine. Bars in each group share one scale. Darker segment = in-state (NE), lighter = out-of-state.
A · ASHFORD, BRAD
Category
B · NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY
Direct contributions
$2.51M
Total raised
$1.29M
Online conduits
$907.7K
56.9% NE · 43.1% out-of-state
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$1.93M
IE support (+)
$0
$2.78M
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$516.6K
56.9% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$0
$391.1K
43.1% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$33.0K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$6.3K
Party
$334.7K
$1.45M
Ideological / leadership
$211.0K
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: ASHFORD, BRAD vs. NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to ASHFORD, BRAD; Center column highlights 3 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH candidates; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO ASHFORD, BRAD (42)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (3)EXCLUSIVE TO NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PA (8)⚡ NRCCA: ⚔ Opp $2.68M · B: $316.5K⚡ UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FORA: $10.0K · B: $10.0K⚡ NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC)A: $10.0K · B: $6.3KASHFORD, BRADRaised $2.51MAB $907.7K · IE+ $1.93MNEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARaised $1.29M 📣 DCCCParty committee$1.54MACTBLUE (GRASSROOTS CONDUIT PConduit / Platform (Dem/Pr$907.7K📣 CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNIONPAC$359.8K⚔ CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC-$103.6K📣 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OFPAC$47.1KNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBPAC$10.0KAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANPAC$10.0KUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL APAC$10.0KJOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAPAC$10.0KWIN IN 2016PAC$206.5KREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEParty committee$18.2KADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$12.0KCONAGRA FOODS INC. GOOD GOVERPAC$5.0KBIG RED POLITICAL ACTION COMMPAC$2.5KFOR OUR REPUBLIC'S TRADITIONSPAC$2.0KLEE TERRY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1.0KAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSEPAC$1.0K
Detailed list: all funding ties (53)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (53 of 53)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisASHFORD, BRAD TieNEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY TieCombined Volume
⚡ BOTHNRCC ↗
Party committee
FEC committee master CMTE_TP=Y (party, qualified), CMTE_DSGN=U
⚔ Oppose $2,675,395
$316,500
$2,991,895
Party committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
📣 Support $1,542,319
—$1,542,319
Conduit / Platform (Dem/Prog)
FEC Schedule A Earmarked Conduit (C00401224)
$907,746
—$907,746
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
📣 Support $359,753
—$359,753
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=N (nonqualified PAC)
—
$206,500
$206,500
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND
PAC
FEC committee master CMTE_TP=W (hybrid PAC with non-contribution account),
⚔ Oppose $103,616
—$103,616
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
📣 Support $47,140
—$47,140
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
Party committee
FEC CMTE_TP=X (party, nonqualified)
—
$18,210
$18,210
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
$6,250
$16,250
Candidate committee
FEC CMTE_TP=H (House candidate)
—
$12,000
$12,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$10,000
—$10,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$9,000
—$9,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$9,000
—$9,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$9,000
—$9,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
$9,000
—$9,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
—
$5,000
$5,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
—
$2,500
$2,500
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=N (nonqualified PAC)
—
$2,000
$2,000
Candidate committee
FEC CMTE_TP=H (House candidate)
—
$1,000
$1,000
PAC
FEC CMTE_TP=Q (qualified PAC)
—
$1,000
$1,000

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 600 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,287,803
Net: $1,016,140
Disbursements
$1,287,666
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($1.29M)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
NRCCNE$316,500
WIN IN 2016NE$206,500
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEENE$18,210
ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSNE$12,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTNE$10,000
NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC)NE$6,250

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
DON BACON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,250
ENTITY B · Candidate committee

BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS

FEC C00557181 ↗
Candidate: ASHFORD, BRAD · Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$2,512,188
Net: $2,512,188
Disbursements
$2,526,950
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 56.9% ($517K)Out-of-State: 43.1% ($391K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTNE$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONNE$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEENE$10,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)NE$10,000
JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)NE$10,000
TURQUOISE PACNE$10,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

No itemized vendor expenditures in this period.