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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders campaign 'honored' by $500K support from super-PAC [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)79. Not true. The NNUPP SuperPAC (and yes, it IS a Super PAC) has a 527 group as another donor
and they have nothing to do with the Nurse's Union, so it makes the NNYPP Super PAC a Super PAC, not just a PAC.
National Nurses United for Patient Protection is a super PAC whose primary donor is National Nurses United, a union of more than 185,000 registered nurses across all 50 states. The super PAC also has another donor from its filing earlier this year, a 527 group called Progressive Kick, which runs donor-matching programs for progressive causes.
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/11/18/bernie-sanders-benefits-from-566000-in-super-pac-support-from-nurses-union/
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/11/18/bernie-sanders-benefits-from-566000-in-super-pac-support-from-nurses-union/
Difference between a PAC and Super PAC:
A PAC, or political action committee, is a type of organization that collects campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation.
An organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $2,600 to influence a federal election.
A Super PAC, also known as independent-expenditure only committees may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike PACs, Super PACs can raise funds without any legal limit on donation size.
http://www.iagreetosee.com/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-a-pac-and-a-super-pac/
An organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $2,600 to influence a federal election.
A Super PAC, also known as independent-expenditure only committees may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike PACs, Super PACs can raise funds without any legal limit on donation size.
http://www.iagreetosee.com/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-a-pac-and-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