The Politico offers this report, which begins: “The liberal Internet money machine known as ActBlue has proposed a new fundraising twist designed to provide huge cash infusions to Democratic-leaning political action committees and boost Democratic candidates. ActBlue, already among the top PACs in politics today, has asked the Federal Election Commission for permission to solicit money for groups such as the AFL-CIO and Human Rights Campaign, which are barred from trolling for cash outside of their direct membership. If the FEC approves, ActBlue could help dramatically grow the size of the special-interest PACs, which are a major source of money for congressional candidates in particular.”
The Center for Competitive Politics likes the idea. Bob Bauer comments.