Money Pouring Into Dem Super Pacs

[amborin]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/democratic-money-pours-into-super-pacs/?ref=politics

Democratic Money Pours Into Super Pacs

"Three leading Democratic “super PACs” raised more money in September than they have in any other month this election cycle, officials said, underscoring the growing willingness of wealthy Democrats to bankroll groups whose very existence they had long opposed.

Priorities USA Action, a group backing President Obama, will report raising $15.2 million in September, thanks in part to aggressive fund-raising by party leaders like former president Bill Clinton and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Mr. Obama’s former campaign co-chairman. The group has already reserved millions of dollars in advertising for the closing weeks of the campaign.

Majority PAC, which supports Senate Democrats, raised $10.4 million in September and has brought in an additional $9.7 million through mid-October, officials announced on Friday, a period during which the party’s chances of holding a majority in the chamber appeared to be improving. House Majority PAC, the Congressional Democrats’ super PAC arm, raised $5.9 million, a figure officials at the group said they were on pace to double this month."


This is great. Not endorsing super PACs, but the ads are a huge influence in these next few wks.

[porphyrian]

1. Take back Congress! n/t

[Cha]

2. I'm Endorsing what we need to do to Win this Election and

if it means more Money from Dem Super Pacs then so be it!

Thanks amborin!

[tk2kewl]

3. demonstrating that the money can ultimately have significantly _more_ impact on policy

it is the finacialization of the election process.

get rid of citizens united

[AverageJoe90]

4. Yeah, better than nothing, IMHO. n/t

[mucifer]

5. Rahm has lots of wealthy dem hollywood ties thru his brother Ari.