“Biden Campaign Indicates Priorities USA Is Preferred Super PAC”

WSJ:

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign signaled Wednesday that it favors a Democratic super PAC established during the Obama era over another group formed last year as the party prepares for a general-election battle against President Trump.

The signal that Priorities USA, which was founded in 2011, is the campaign’s preferred political-action committee sends a message to top donors about where they should give money and is a key step as Mr. Biden takes charge of the Democratic fundraising infrastructure.

The Biden campaign said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal that Priorities USA “is an organization of proven effectiveness and the work they are doing to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump is absolutely critical.”…

Campaigns are barred under federal campaign finance law from directly coordinating with outside groups, but candidates can appear at their events as long as they don’t directly solicit donations. Mr. Biden has no plans to appear before any outside groups, according to a person familiar with his plans.

Mr. Biden initially opposed any super PAC supporting him but reversed his position in October. The former vice president, now the presumptive Democratic nominee, faces a major disadvantage in fundraising compared with President Trump and will need the help of such groups to bridge the difference.

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