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Hmmm...well I can only speak for myself, but I see a number of problems with this. To spare time though, I will focus on the two things I perceive to be the bi
by gshulegaard 11y ago
Hmmm...well I can only speak for myself, but I see a number of problems with this. To spare time though, I will focus on the two things I perceive to be the biggest problem:
"Due to FEC loopholes, the Sunlight Foundation’s Libby Watson found this year that Correct the Record can openly coordinate with Clinton’s campaign, despite rules that typically disallow political campaigns from working directly with PACs."
PACs which raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and other private business groups have always been questionably legal. However, they have been allowed to exist under strict regulation so long as they remained completely separate from candidates' campaigns.
It would appear, however, that a PAC is now coordinating with the Hilary campaign while not being under the same fundraising restrictions.
To me, PACs have always been subversions of the American governmental process and now one operating more or less as the "long-arm" of an individual candidate's campaign just makes them even more troubling.
The second thing is this type of brigade behavior, especially with funding behind it, is particularly dangerous since it has a disproportionate ability to influence general public perception. It may not influence you or I much individually, but I am not sure Hacker News readers/commentators are a representative sample of the "average American".