MI-GOV: Abdul continues his daily scorched earth attacks against Whitmer.

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213. Onward Together comprises three entities:

a 501(c)(4) membership organization that collects funds from donors and members, a CMTE pac, and a superpac, both of which raise and spend or disburse funds.

There are no disclosure requirements for 501(c)(4) organizations, but there are disclosure requirements for CMTE pacs and superpacs. It is a complex system set up by two adults experienced in setting up such entities: Hillary Clinton and Howard Dean.

You are absolutely correct in saying that the membership organization component of Onward Together was founded as a 401(c)(4), and I do sincely apologize for being incorrect about that particular arm of Onward Together. However, as I stated in my original post:

If HRC and Howard Dean had organized as a 501(c)(4), it would not have been problematic in the same way as Our Revolution's troubling decision.

Clinton and Dean are private citizens and haven't spent the last two years bleating nonsense and sowing seeds of doubt about fellow Democrats with "good money" versus "bad money" narratives.

I'll amend that now to say the following:

Even though HRC and Howard Dean organized the membership organization sector of Onward Together as a 501(c)(4), it is not problematic in the same way as Our Revolution's troubling decision.

Clinton and Dean are private citizens and haven't spent the last two years bleating nonsense and sowing seeds of doubt about fellow Democrats with "good money" versus "bad money" narratives.

The 501(c)(4) corporation known as Our Revolution talks a good game, but exists solely as a corporate entity that does not disclose its donors. It says that it limits the dollar amount of the maximum donation, but its corporate bylaws allow the corporate board to make exceptions.

This is not a good look for purists who are not shy about smearing other people concerning corporate money and donor transparency.