Eliza Newlin Carney, responding to this post, writes:

“Max PAC” actually comes from FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub. She won the “Next Super PAC” contest organized by the Post’s Matea Gold for The Fix. See here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/04/17/announcing-the-winner-of-the-fixs-nextsuperpac-contest/?wprss=rss_campaigns

For what it’s worth, I blogged about her contest here:

http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/scotus-spawns-search-for-son-of-super-pac/

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In any case, this question of what to call “joint fundraising committees” has generated considerable back and forth among wordsmiths, hacks, political money geeks and the chattering classes in general.

I personally have some reservations about “Max PACs” because PAC is a term of art denoting specific regulations at the FEC that do not apply to Joint Fundraising Committees.

I use a number of terms in this story, including “super” campaign funds. I may end up using that more than any other. But I suspect the JFC terminology is going to continue to present challenges!