Democrat super PAC caught meddling in AZ primary

[Anonymous]

All the talk about “dark money.” Another example of the Democrats projecting their misconduct onto others.......

A mystery super PAC that spent nearly $2 million meddling in the Arizona Republican Senate primary was revealed to be funded by Democrats after the group's August Federal Election

Commission report was published last weekend.

That super PAC, blandly titled "Red and Gold," was able to conceal its donors -- and thus its links to national Democrats -- and avoid disclosure until after the election with a tactic increasingly used by other Democratic super PACs this cycle.

Last May, a pair of Democratic super PACs meddled anonymously in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary using the same arrangement.
In Arizona, like in West Virginia, the super PAC avoided disclosure by forming on August 1, within a month of the August 30 primary, and electing to file monthly FEC reports. Per FEC requirements, that meant the group wouldn't file a report detailing its fundraising and spending until September 20, nearly a month after the contest took place.
By forming shortly before the contest, getting a rush of contributions from other PACs and donors, and bombarding voters with ads over the final month, the Democratic groups played a significant, and anonymous, role in the election even over a short period of time.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/politics/red-and-gold-super-pac-arizona-republican-primary-tactic/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-09-24T21%3A50%3A58&utm_source=twCNN

[Anonymous]

Obviously, neither party should engage in this type of activity. But Republicans are far more reliant on dark money, and have played games for decades, including suppressing votes. Not sympathy here.

[Anonymous]

Only an idiot would refuse to play by the rules of the game just because the rules are screwed up.

[Anonymous]

So you agree with McCaskill. I do too.

[Anonymous]

Glad to hear you are against dark money in politics, OP. I agree with you that we should ban that sort of money and ban superpacs. Thanks for bringing this topic up. Our country would be far better off without all the money in politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you agree with McCaskill. I do too.

So do I.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad to hear you are against dark money in politics, OP. I agree with you that we should ban that sort of money and ban superpacs. Thanks for bringing this topic up. Our country would be far better off without all the money in politics.

+1 I hope OP contacts all the R politicians demanding that they push for campaign finance reform since they are the ones who control all three branches of government.

[Anonymous]

Would love to see campaign finance reform, but McConell and his gang of old white men would never allow it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the talk about “dark money.” Another example of the Democrats projecting their misconduct onto others.......

A mystery super PAC that spent nearly $2 million meddling in the Arizona Republican Senate primary was revealed to be funded by Democrats after the group's August Federal Election

Commission report was published last weekend.

That super PAC, blandly titled "Red and Gold," was able to conceal its donors -- and thus its links to national Democrats -- and avoid disclosure until after the election with a tactic increasingly used by other Democratic super PACs this cycle.

Last May, a pair of Democratic super PACs meddled anonymously in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary using the same arrangement.
In Arizona, like in West Virginia, the super PAC avoided disclosure by forming on August 1, within a month of the August 30 primary, and electing to file monthly FEC reports. Per FEC requirements, that meant the group wouldn't file a report detailing its fundraising and spending until September 20, nearly a month after the contest took place.
By forming shortly before the contest, getting a rush of contributions from other PACs and donors, and bombarding voters with ads over the final month, the Democratic groups played a significant, and anonymous, role in the election even over a short period of time.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/politics/red-and-gold-super-pac-arizona-republican-primary-tactic/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-09-24T21%3A50%3A58&utm_source=twCNN

This is bad and needs to stop.

So does the $52 million of untraced money that is supporting Kavanaugh.
As well as the money the kochs, Adelson, Mercers etc have been pouring in.

To say nothing of foreign interests and money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only an idiot would refuse to play by the rules of the game just because the rules are screwed up.

Remember this next time someone criticizes Trump for hiring foreign workers or buying stuff that's Made-in-China.

[Anonymous]

If only Republicans would commit to eliminating this kind of campaign financing. But they won't.

[Anonymous]

I am a Treasurer at a Superpac. I'd expect to go to jail if I broke the law. Dem or Rep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the talk about “dark money.” Another example of the Democrats projecting their misconduct onto others.......

A mystery super PAC that spent nearly $2 million meddling in the Arizona Republican Senate primary was revealed to be funded by Democrats after the group's August Federal Election

Commission report was published last weekend.

That super PAC, blandly titled "Red and Gold," was able to conceal its donors -- and thus its links to national Democrats -- and avoid disclosure until after the election with a tactic increasingly used by other Democratic super PACs this cycle.

Last May, a pair of Democratic super PACs meddled anonymously in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary using the same arrangement.
In Arizona, like in West Virginia, the super PAC avoided disclosure by forming on August 1, within a month of the August 30 primary, and electing to file monthly FEC reports. Per FEC requirements, that meant the group wouldn't file a report detailing its fundraising and spending until September 20, nearly a month after the contest took place.
By forming shortly before the contest, getting a rush of contributions from other PACs and donors, and bombarding voters with ads over the final month, the Democratic groups played a significant, and anonymous, role in the election even over a short period of time.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/politics/red-and-gold-super-pac-arizona-republican-primary-tactic/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-09-24T21%3A50%3A58&utm_source=twCNN

So? I thought we established long ago that no one gives a shit about where campaign money comes from. Are those the rules or not? Please clarify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a Treasurer at a Superpac. I'd expect to go to jail if I broke the law. Dem or Rep.

Doesn't actually sound like a law was broken.

I'm all in favor of complete and total campaign finance reform. Until then, you fight fire with fire.