Outside Groups Spend Big as Elections Approach Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Former Bush advisor Karl Rove, seen here at a conference in 2008, is behind American Crossroads, one of the many outside groups spending large sums of money in this year's elections. ( Getty / Getty ) Produced by David J Fazekas Produced by PRI and WNYC