Outside groups spend big $$$ on Murphy-Tedisco

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into the 20th congressional district special election from third-party groups.

Assembly minority leader Jim Tedisco (Republican) is getting big help from the National Republican Trust PAC.

(For a sample of just how intense and combative this race has become, check out this audio of Times-Union reporter Irene Jay Liu interviewing NRT Pac spokesman Scott Wheeler.)

Scott Murphy (Democrat) is getting a boost from the SEIU union’s New York branch.

For a snapshot of the big spending, check out this article Washington DC’s The Hill newspaper.