Tea Party realizes new campaign finance rider is a Republican plot to weaken them

Tea Party realizes new campaign finance rider is a Republican plot to weaken them

by Hunter at Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/13/1351425/-Tea-Party-realizes-new-campaign-finance-rider-is-a-Republican-plot-to-weaken-them

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Tea party activists are attacking a campaign finance rider in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that they view as a sneaky power grab by establishment Republicans designed to undermine outside conservative groups.

The provision would increase the amount of money a single donor could give to national party committees each year from $97,200 to as much as $777,600 by allowing them to set up different funds for certain expenses. The change would be a huge boost for party committees that have faced steep challenges in recent years from well-funded outside groups.

Wow, no kidding. Can't imagine why Sen. Mitch McConnell, facing a difficult 2016 Senate map, made that change one of his top priorities.

The same conservative activists have long advocated for looser campaign finance laws, but they argue the language of the rider in the 1,600-page bill gives the establishment wing an unfair advantage by tweaking the law specifically for donations to party committees.



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