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elleng

(130,895 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2015, 04:37 PM Sep 2015

Democrats Lay Groundwork to Expand Use of ‘Super PACs’.

Democrats are laying the groundwork for an ambitious reorganization of their struggling network of “super PACs” that would exploit the loopholes and legal gray areas that Republicans have already used to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the 2016 campaign through such groups.

The plans, laid out by the party’s top election lawyers in an emergency request filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, would pave the way for the creation of a host of new super PACs tailored to individual House and Senate candidates.

But the filing also indicates that Democrats would, if allowed, seek to use tactics pioneered by Republican presidential candidates this cycle, helping prospective candidates establish and raise money for super PACs before they officially declare their intent to run.

Most strikingly, the lawyers are asking the F.E.C. to clarify how declared candidates, their campaign staff, and their volunteers can help court donors for independent super PACs — even whether a candidate could be the “special guest” at a super PAC “fund-raiser” with as few as two donors. The commission’s answer could have profound ramifications for the 2016 campaign, particularly for Democrats who, like Hillary Rodham Clinton, have been reluctant to engage too closely with super PAC fund-raising.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/us/politics/democrats-seek-to-expand-use-of-super-pacs.html?

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Democrats Lay Groundwork to Expand Use of ‘Super PACs’. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2015 OP
Disgusting. Sinking to their level. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1
NYT wants Dems to surrender and play dead. Why doesn't that surprise me? emulatorloo Sep 2015 #2
The NEW YORK TIMES wants Dems to surrender and play dead? elleng Sep 2015 #4
there's another way ibegurpard Sep 2015 #3
Sell out even more. hifiguy Sep 2015 #5

emulatorloo

(44,120 posts)
2. NYT wants Dems to surrender and play dead. Why doesn't that surprise me?
Mon Sep 14, 2015, 04:53 PM
Sep 2015

Citizens United ruling is horrible, but until it is overturned that is the playing field we've been given.

Rove and Koch and their vile ilk will spend gazillions on Lie Ads to smear Democrats in 2016. Those lies need to be answered. There are rich folk who are genuine liberal Dems. Why not get them to donate in order to fight back.

Of course the NYT would be for having Dems surrender. There's no change in hell Repubs will do campaign finance reform or work to get Citzen's United overturned. That means the NYT can keep raking in those Rove dollars.

elleng

(130,895 posts)
4. The NEW YORK TIMES wants Dems to surrender and play dead?
Mon Sep 14, 2015, 06:46 PM
Sep 2015

How about Democratic PARTY powers that be?

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