Posted on 05/06/2015 3:11:50 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin personally courting donors for a super PAC supporting her candidacy, the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has fully embraced the independent groups that can accept unlimited checks from big donors and are already playing a major role in the 2016 race.
Her decision is another escalation in what is expected to be the most expensive presidential campaign in history. Mrs. Clinton’s allies hope that with her support, Priorities USA Action, the top Democratic super PAC, will be able to raise as much as $200 million to $300 million, on par with what the largest Republican organizations, such as the Karl Rove-founded American Crossroads super PAC and its nonprofit affiliate, spent in 2012.
Running for re-election that year, President Obama reluctantly endorsed fund-raising by the same super PAC now supporting Mrs. Clinton because of fears that he would be outspent by Republicans who were more aggressive in using what was then a new vehicle for raising large amounts of money that could be used in support of a campaign but not go directly to it. But he never appeared at any of its fund-raisers.
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Is there no end to her greed?
For your list.
Is the FEC gonna look the other way on small credit card transactions comming from other countries? You know like they did with Obummer?
Too bad the headline didn’t stop after four words.
Trick question, right?
You are talking the Clintons.
Ah, Hillary, who says she wants to take money out of politics, is lusting for more money in politics.
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
She really does want to take the money out of politics.
And keep it.
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