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Burton Dodges WH Access Auctioning Question, Defends OFAc4
Liberal watchdog says Obama should shutdown OFA
Tag: Priorities USA
Twinkie-Killer Donates To Dem Super PAC
Timothy Collins, the CEO of private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings, was the lone donor to the Super PAC dedicated to helping Democratic Senate candidates disclosed in the year-end filing. Collins contributed at least $10,000 to Majority PAC, according to the dark money group’s most recent FEC filing.
Giffords Gun Control Group Names Priorities Donor Treasurer
Americans for Responsible Solutions is looking to raise $20M for 2014
The fundraising for a new gun control group formed by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband will be led by a major donor to Priorities USA, the Obama-affiliated Super PAC.
Begala Makes Bundle by Ditching Beliefs
Though ‘opposed’ to Super PACs, Dem operative banks hundreds of thousands
MSNBC commentator Paul Begala has been vocal in his criticism of the Supreme Court ruling that, among other things, allowed Super PACs to continue spending hundreds of millions of dollars on election advertising.
CNBC Names Obama Super PAC Donor Fourth Worst CEO of 2012
Mark Pincus' Zynga has been 'nothing short of a disaster'
See No Evil
Media avert eyes from Democratic campaign finance hypocrisy
If a campaign finance story is not about David Koch or Sheldon Adelson, do liberals care? Consider the reaction to Kenneth Vogel’s important report on the winter meeting of the Democracy Alliance, the secretive organization of progressive millionaires and billionaires who finance an extraordinarily byzantine network of liberal foundations and Super PACs that operate with undisclosed “dark money.” What reaction? Exactly. There wasn’t any.
The Reality Check Election
Column: How Romney lost on culture and economics
Republicans (and I) thought the 2008 election was a fluke. We thought the Obama coalition of minorities, young people, and white liberals had been brought together under unusual circumstances: the unpopularity of the Bush presidency, the war in Iraq, and the recession and financial crisis. The 2010 midterms, in which the Obama coalition did not appear and Republicans had their best performance in decades, supported this assumption. A combination of GOP enthusiasm and a lackluster economy would spell trouble for Obama’s reelection. Obama would not be able to replicate his 2008 performance. His voters would not show up. We were wrong.
Buying the Election
Liberal Super PACs spend $200M to secure Democratic victories
Liberal Super PACs spent roughly $200 million during the 2012 election cycle on behalf of Democratic President Barack Obama’s reelection effort.
All in the Family
Liberal donor sits on board of foundation with extensive ties to the White House
Tim Collins and his family give mightily to liberal organizations and political candidates, but Collins’ connections to the liberal establishment run far deeper than mere monetary donations, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis.
Democracy Alliance Pumps Up Obama Super PAC
Members of the secretive, liberal network of dark money donors known as the Democracy Alliance gave Obama’s Super PAC, Priorities USA, a major cash injection in the first half of October. According to the group’s pre-general FEC report, George Soros contributed $1 million, Chris Findlater gave $30,000, and Vin Ryan donated $100,000.