Role of Super PACs Expand

Wall Street Journal: “The 2016 election cycle is seeing an expansion not just of super PAC fundraising but of the PACs’ responsibilities. The main reason: Super PACs can accept donations of unlimited size, while donations to candidate campaigns, such as Carly for President, are capped at $2,700 per election. The new arrangement means fewer donors, writing larger checks, can bankroll the basics of electioneering, freeing candidates from having to raise large sums in small increments. But it also raises thorny questions, because super PACs and candidates are barred by the Federal Election Commission from coordinating their strategy and messages.”

“It is a big shift from four years ago, when super PACs supported a favored candidate primarily by creating and airing TV ads to attack opponents. The main super PAC backing GOP nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 didn’t even have a website or an aide to handle press inquiries.”