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How 'Citizens United' Is Helping Hillary Clinton's White House Bid
by Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity
The full version of this story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.
In this year's presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton has criticized the flood of so-called "dark money" that has dominated presidential politics since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. But is there a gap between the rhetoric and the reality?[/b]
A Center for Public Integrity investigation reveals that despite Clinton's statements about campaign finance reform, corporations, unions and dark money nonprofits have already poured millions of dollars into a network of Clinton-boosting political organizations.
That's on top of the tens of millions an elite club of Democratic mega-donors, including billionaire financiers George Soros and Haim Saban, have contributed to pro-Hillary super PACs.
Three cash-flush super PACs exist almost exclusively to strengthen Clinton's presidential effort.
Priorities USA Action, for example, has already spent millions helping Clinton secure the Democratic nomination. Ready PAC organizes and collects information from grassroots supporters. Correct the Record serves as a political SWAT unit attacking those who attack Clinton.
A fourth super PAC, American Bridge 21st Century PAC, aids Democratic candidates in general with opposition research and was praised by Clinton at its outset.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-citizens-united-helping-clinton-win-white-house-n551226
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NBC: How Citizens United Is Helping Hillary Clinton's White House Bid (Original Post)
amborin
Apr 2016
OP
Was this in the "Dog Bites Man" section of the paper or the "Rain Expected this Spring" section?
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
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daleanime
(17,796 posts)1. K&R.....
Loudestlib
(980 posts)2. She has to.
People don't like her enough to donate. It's going to be a problem come the GE.
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)3. Was this in the "Dog Bites Man" section of the paper or the "Rain Expected this Spring" section?
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)4. No problem. She will still work to overturn it if elected. nt