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Barack Obama’s Super PACcadillo (II)

In suddenly rushing to embrace Super PACs after he had sanctimoniously rejected them, Barack Obama not only opened himself to criticism, he opened a family-size can of worms as well. When the Obamanauts announced the abdication of his principles – or … Continue reading

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Barack Obama’s Super PACcadillo

Having flip-flopped on his renunciation of corporate-backed Super PACs and the big money they bring to elections, now the Obama campaign appears to be engaged in a little bait-and-switch as well. From Politico Playbook: GAME CHANGE — Blog post by … Continue reading

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PAC Attack! Handy Clip ‘n’ Save Guide

You can’t spit without hitting a Super PAC in the GOP presidential primary, as this helpful chart from Time graphically illustrates (through 1/12/12). Here’s a different way of configuring the list, with links to the groups and related news stories: … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Obama Bashing Romney Edition)

While Republican presidential wannabes Herman Cain (R-More Stories Than Richard North Patterson) and Rick Perry (R-Laughing Gas) stumble around the political landscape, the Obamanaut super PAC Priorities USA Action is dropping 100 grand on web videos attacking Mitt Romney (R-Anderson? … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin!

The over-under for 2012 U.S. campaign spending has officially risen to $4 billion. Some early volleys:     More to come, the Boston Globe reports: Joe Miller, a former US Senate candidate from Alaska, has been spending his days in his … Continue reading

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Pro-Obama Group Posts Lame-Ass Anti-Romney Ad Online

Call it hackneyed, with the accent on hack. A group called Priorities USA Action (see their one-page website here) – established by former Obamanauts Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, along with hack di tutti hacki Paul Begala – has launched … Continue reading

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