Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network
of prominent conservatives – including Karl Rove, the Koch brothers and
Tom Donohue of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – plan to spend roughly $1
billion on November’s elections for the White House and control of
Congress, according to officials familiar with the groups’ internal
operations.

While Politico reports this number as feasible and part of a plan, the $1.0 Billion number above seems quite high and speculative.  In fact, doubtful.  However, the reporting below on the intensity and what Crossroads might actually raise this cycle seem more plausible.

…American Crossroads and the affiliated Crossroads GPS,
the groups that Rove and Ed Gillespie helped conceive and raise cash
for, are expected to ante up $300 million, giving the two-year-old
organization one of the election’s loudest voices.

“The intensity on the right is white-hot,” said Steven Law, president
of American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. “We just can’t leave
anything in the locker room. And there is a greater willingness to
cooperate and share information among outside groups on the
center-right.”