Roll Call reports. White House senior adviser David Axelrod tried Sunday to redirect Democratic criticism away from fears of foreign influence in campaign spending and toward the unsavoriness of mystery donors in general. Politics Daily covers the developments here.
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Steele on independent groups
In the Hill. Steele said he welcomed the creation of groups like American Crossroads, the GOP-oriented organization affiliated with former Bush White House officials Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, precisely because they can bypass the restrictions that constrain the RNC’s fundraising. “Karl’s group, like many other 527s that are beginning to form within the Republican […]
NPR’s angle on campaign finance
NPR has a few reports on campaign finance. Here’s one that begins, “This election season, more money than ever is flowing from supposedly nonpolitical groups into TV ad campaigns.” And another.