Thursday, February 20, 2020

Say one thing; do another!

While campaigning recently in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren said she would continue to "say no to PACs." However, Emily Larsen points out in the Washington Examiner,
Less than two weeks later, both Warren and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar are accepting help from super PACs.

Persist PAC filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday and then placed about $800,000 in pro-Warren ads in Nevada media markets ahead of Saturday's caucuses.

A super PAC called Kitchen Table Conversations formed last week and then placed $1.1 million worth of pro-Klobuchar ads in Nevada and South Carolina.

...A super PAC called Unite the Country formed to support former Vice President Joe Biden in October. VoteVets, a super PAC that supports veterans, endorsed former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg in December and has run ads supporting his candidacy in early voting states. A nursing union super PAC supports Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and a "dark money" nonprofit group, Our Revolution, is supporting Sanders's candidacy through funding grassroots efforts.
Read more here.

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