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In reply to the discussion: Can't support Warren anymore. Superpac was last straw [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)21. AP: Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns
https://apnews.com/345bbd1af529cfb1e41305fa3ab1e604
Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns
Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns
WASHINGTON (AP) Bernie Sanders says he doesnt want a super PAC. Instead, he has Our Revolution, a nonprofit political organization he founded that functions much the same as one.
Like a super PAC, which is shorthand for super political action committee, Our Revolution can raise unlimited sums from wealthy patrons that dwarf the limits faced by candidates and conventional PACs. Unlike a super PAC, however, the group doesnt have to disclose its donors a stream of revenue commonly referred to as dark money.
Now, with less than one month to go before the Iowa caucuses, Our Revolution appears to be skirting campaign finance law, which forbids groups founded by federal candidates and officeholders from using large donations to finance federal election activity, including Sanders 2020 bid.
A debate over big money in politics has riven the Democratic primary with Sanders and fellow progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, leading the attack on rivals including former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who have relied on big-dollar donors.
But while Warren has come under fire for courting wealthy financiers in her past Senate campaigns, Sanders and Our Revolution have largely avoided scrutiny during the primary, even as he has accelerated his criticism of others, among them Biden, for relying on super PACs founded by their allies.
In the case of Our Revolution, which aims to boost voter turnout for Sanders, the Vermont senator was the founder. As recently as last week, Sanders continued his criticism.
Like a super PAC, which is shorthand for super political action committee, Our Revolution can raise unlimited sums from wealthy patrons that dwarf the limits faced by candidates and conventional PACs. Unlike a super PAC, however, the group doesnt have to disclose its donors a stream of revenue commonly referred to as dark money.
Now, with less than one month to go before the Iowa caucuses, Our Revolution appears to be skirting campaign finance law, which forbids groups founded by federal candidates and officeholders from using large donations to finance federal election activity, including Sanders 2020 bid.
A debate over big money in politics has riven the Democratic primary with Sanders and fellow progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, leading the attack on rivals including former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who have relied on big-dollar donors.
But while Warren has come under fire for courting wealthy financiers in her past Senate campaigns, Sanders and Our Revolution have largely avoided scrutiny during the primary, even as he has accelerated his criticism of others, among them Biden, for relying on super PACs founded by their allies.
In the case of Our Revolution, which aims to boost voter turnout for Sanders, the Vermont senator was the founder. As recently as last week, Sanders continued his criticism.
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Totally. And all those SC republicans who pledged last night to vote for BS should not be taken
Squinch
Feb 2020
#8
If the super PAC money was the last straw, you may need to reconsider your current choice as well:
beastie boy
Feb 2020
#5
Now can we get a statement from Sanders concerning Our Revolution's lack of disclosure
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#68
re: "the last straw in a string of broken ideals and reversals on her part."
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#34
What I see is that she is willing to work out whatever will be beneficial and pass through
2naSalit
Feb 2020
#56
Yet you refuse to support the one Liberal candidate in the race who actually has a history
Moderateguy
Feb 2020
#43
Right, I guess Super PACs are bad until you are desperate to turn around a failing campaign
tritsofme
Feb 2020
#42
Sanders has about a half dozen Super PACs working for him and a couple of "dark money" groups.
George II
Feb 2020
#47
A couple weeks ago Sanders said M4A would not pass, a staffer said the same and AOC came out stating
LizBeth
Feb 2020
#60
Warren's decision on the super pac marks her as a realist, a pragmatic contender
peggysue2
Feb 2020
#67
So you switch from a person that just set up a superpac to one that has had two helping
Blue_true
Feb 2020
#71