Website endorsements are only sign of PAC's support for Democratic candidates
A Democratic super PAC founded by a former U.S. senator has pulled in millions of dollars in recent years but has not made any contributions to Democratic candidates or committees since 2008, a review of campaign finance records shows.
Instead, 21st Century Democrats Super PAC has poured millions into fundraising firms and salaries. The Super PAC also pays rent to a firm whose owner pleaded guilty to his involvement in the racketeering scheme run by recently convicted Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.).
21st Century Democrats, which was created in 1988 by former Sen. Tom Harkin, commentator Jim Hightower, and former Rep. Lane Evans (D., Ill.), has a stated mission of “training progressives and building a network of populist Democrats who stand up for America’s working families. The super PAC pledges to “support progressive Democratic leaders who will shape the direction of the Democratic Party and enact public policy that transforms this country to a just, fair and equal society for all.”
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ReplyDelete1. The keyword isn't DEM, its SuperPAC. I'm sure GOP SuperPACs are doing the same thing.
2. If you are stupid enough to shove your money into a SuperPAC and get upset about it not being spend 'responsibly', then you can go pound sand.
Not that they would not do the same thing but the GOP SuperPACs could not get away with this behavior.
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