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AFF's outside expenditures in the 2012 election totaled more than $25 million, with more than $11 million going to support Republican [[Mitt Romney]] in his presidential bid, or to defeat Democratic Incumbent President [[Barack Obama]].<ref> Novak, Viveca. [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/12/center-to-protect-patient-rights-ga.html Center to Protect Patient Rights Gave Millions in 2011 to Outside Spenders in Election] Accessed 12/17/2012.</ref> In addition, the American Future Fund also ran ads targeting Democrats in close U.S. Senate and House Races.
==Influencing the 2012 Election==
AFF's outside expenditures in the 2012 election totaled more than $25 million, with more than $11 million going to support Republican [[Mitt Romney]] in his presidential bid, or to defeat Democratic Incumbent President [[Barack Obama]].<ref> Novak, Viveca. [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/12/center-to-protect-patient-rights-ga.html Center to Protect Patient Rights Gave Millions in 2011 to Outside Spenders in Election] Accessed 12/17/2012.</ref> In addition, the American Future Fund also ran ads targeting Democrats in close U.S. Senate and House Races. The sections below detail Patriot Majority's involvement in races in the 2012 election, along with examples of ads they have aired against candidates in those races. At the end of each section, a short summary lists every major ad buy the group made in that particular race.
