Americans are waking up to the not so enticing smell of the watered down democracy being brewed by Super Pacs. A recent poll shows Americans favor making PACs illegal by a 69% majority.
Why? Because it’s time to pack the Super PAC up. Or, send the Super PAC packing. Or, get Super PAC-ed...anyhow...
Restore Our Future a pro-Romney SuperPac raised $12 million in the first half of 2011and $37 million so far. This is how Romney managed to outspend Gingrich 5:1 in Florida and Santorum by 12:1 in Michigan. GOP PACs supporting Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul have spent $57 million so far in this election cycle.
To counter the conservative PAC money raising machine, Unity 2012 is a Super PAC which combines Obama’s Priorities USA Action PAC, the Democratic Senate’s Majority PAC and the Democratic House Majority PAC, making it the first ever joint fundraising Super PAC.
Unity 2012 will most likely not have super rich donors like the Romney PACs but the political advertising implications of a joint Super PAC are a scary notion given that conservatives have always had a bigger purse to tap in to.