At a time when progressive Democrats decry big money in politics, deep-pocketed super PACs may be the tool that gives little-known candidates a shot at the White House
WASHINGTON The year's first TV ad blitz of the Democratic presidential race hit the airwaves this week, promoting Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and his vow to combat climate change.
But instead of coming from Inslee's campaign, the ads were funded by a super PAC that an Inslee ally helps run.The early spending by the pro-Inslee group underscores how super PACs unleashed by the Supreme Court's blockbuster Citizens United ruling nearly a decade ago, and other court decisions that followed, still will play a role in the 2020 campaign even as they pose political risks for candidates.
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