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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders campaign 'honored' by $500K support from super-PAC [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)72. No, it's not hypocrisy
Because it is not a real Super Pac.
Here's what sets it apart from the presidential superPACs.
First, its donor list. The other superPACs are financed largely by millionaires. As for the NNU committee, "It's funded exclusively by our members," said Michael Lighty, the union's public policy director.
Technically, the PAC dates back to 2009, when independent expenditures were legal but the legal concept of superPACs did not yet exist. In the 2014 elections, Federal Election Commission records show, the nurses PAC spent $2.3 million, and was entirely funded by the union itself.Then he (Jeff Weaver) drew a line between the NNU PAC and the presidential superPACS. "We have not started a superPAC, are not coordinating with a superPAC, and we have not fundraised for a superPAC," he said. "We stand by our position that we do not want the help of a superPAC."
This is union members (workers), not big money from corporate CEO's or owners. This money is coming from individuals like you and me. They are just doing it through their union. Yes, unions can come up with big donations, but it's all from little people like us.
from wiki
Before Super PACs became "super," they were just PACs, or Political Action Committees. The groups could support a candidate or a cause, but were heavily regulated under the terms of campaign finance law. Individuals were allowed to give $2,500 -- no more -- and corporations and unions were strictly forbidden from making donations.
How many union workers (not management or CEO's or Presidents or Owners of Corporations) who can contribute $2500 to a presidential campaign? The big Super Pacs Bernie is talking about have unlimited donations coming from the top people involved in big corporations, some of whom can donate millions each, now hidden in a super pac.
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Actually, yes. And there are other differences between a traditional PAC and a Super PAC
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#80
Not true. The NNUPP SuperPAC (and yes, it IS a Super PAC) has a 527 group as another donor
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#79
Sanders' speech has so far been pulled from his stump: Billionaires, super PACs, fall of the middle
riversedge
Nov 2015
#24
Wrong. It's a SuperPAC. It has a 527 group called the Progressive Kick listed as one of its donors.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#83
When Hillary receives money from employees of corporations, it is said she is getting the money from
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#53
I am not sure they have enough intelligence to understand they should be embarrassed.
Hiraeth
Nov 2015
#43
Interesting. He's "honored" to receive support that he claims that he doesn't want.
DanTex
Nov 2015
#6
Yes, to people who are incapable of discerning the difference between Wall Street
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#48
Thanks to CU and our right wing SCOTUS, it's the way our elections are funded.
MoonRiver
Nov 2015
#19
Interesting. I may have misread the NPR piece but i think it implies it is not a superPAC
JonLeibowitz
Nov 2015
#66
Knowing Bernie is taking the high road, Hillary's supporters try to drag him down.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#46
Nobody cares. The Nurses are fighting for health care for all. See the difference?
Cheese Sandwich
Nov 2015
#60
Sanders drops line attacking super PACs from speech after super PAC backs him Read more: http://www
msrizzo
Nov 2015
#68
Oh Goodie.. bernie's "evolved"! "Public admission by Omission.." as a friend of mine said.
Cha
Nov 2015
#73