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Little Sunlight as Obama Raises Super PAC Dollars
ABC News ^ | July 25, 2014 | By JOSH LEDERMAN, AP

Posted on 07/25/2014 12:39:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

For years, President Barack Obama railed against the surge of unlimited spending flowing into American political campaigns, arguing that average voters were being shut out of a secretive system that lets special interests bankroll elections.

Now, as Obama enthusiastically raises money for Democratic super PACs, he's embracing some of the same secretive elements of that system, drawing charges of hypocrisy from good-governance advocates who say the public deserves to know what Obama's saying and to whom he's saying it when donors pay for a few minutes with the president.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2008; election2014; failure; obama

1 posted on 07/25/2014 12:39:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Barry is building himself one hell of a parachute. Must be nice. It’s good to be the king!!!


2 posted on 07/25/2014 12:40:59 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Does any one check to see where this money really goes?

He’s trying to get the House? Keep the Senate? Really?


3 posted on 07/25/2014 12:50:01 PM PDT by stanne
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