2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie wins the Super-Pac spending contest! According to the Federal Election Commission, [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)The writer seems more intent on drawing attention with a misleading headline than actually reporting the facts objectively.
It's disingenuous to include that Rove's GOP PAC attacking Clinton as part of Sanders' campaign.
And the $1 million raised by a nurses union hatrdly compares to this: "Clinton has indeed helped raise money for a super PAC: Priorities USA Action, a group originally formed to help re-elect President Obama and now run by a former Clinton campaign aide. The group has raised more than $40 million since the beginning of last year, including seven-figure contributions from the kind of billionaire financiers Mr. Sanders delights in lampooning on the campaign trail. A research and rapid-response super PAC, Correct the Record, founded by the Clinton ally David Brock and funded by wealthy liberals, has also taken swipes at Mr. Sanders in recent days over his record on gun control."