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Republican Party Is Planning to Capitalize on Deceptive Right Wing Planned Parenthood Video

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CuriousLurker7/17/2015 10:26:06 am PDT

Ugh.

The 11 free-agent billionaires to keep an eye on in 2016

It’s official. 2016 is the billionaires’ election.

As presidential candidates shared with the world this week how much money they’ve raised so far, it became clear that super PACS are taking over the heavy lifting when it comes to fundraising. Outside groups like super PACs and nonprofits have raised $4 out of every $5 for the GOP from April to June, according to The Washington Post’s Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy.

In fact, at this point in 2015, super PACs for individual candidates have raised 17 times as much money as they had at a similar moment in 2011, according to calculations made by Republican lobbyist Bruce Mehlman. […]