I don't know much about where Pam Wolf got her money from but I did see that one flyer from the MCCL so I know they put some into her race. Beyond that it's just guesswork on my part. I live just inside the District and get most of the stuff in the mail and, in fairness sake, I have to say I got more "hit pieces" against Don Betzold than against Pam Wolf. The only one I saw against her was something about unpaid taxes and a lien on her house. Both sides do it. I don't watch TV so didn't see any of the ads there.
Just before the election Don Betzold's people were ALL OVER the neighborhood, they had some get-out-the-vote flyer with a cute little girl on it. I didn't see Pam Wolf's people. There were just the hit pieces from MCCL and other groups. I think this was a mistake on the Republican side. The last week of a campaign is not a time for negative ads, especialliy the one about sex offenders, which I found in my newspaper box. They should have countered with their own cute pieces.
But if what you say is true, maybe Pam Wolf didn't have the money at that point and had to rely on the flyers from outside groups. It's important to remember that most voters don't decide on issues, they decide on feelings. On their feelings, so in the last week of the election you have to STAY POSITIVE. Tim Pawlenty is a master at this and look what it did for him. He's still in.