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One Donor Revealed! Hedge Fund Manager Spends Big Against Murray
I've been writing a lot about a troubling aspect of this year's election cycle—groups that have run TV attack ads against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (nearly $3 million worth) do not have to disclose who paid for the ads.
(Groups could do similar attack ads against Dino Rossi and get away without reporting their donors as well, but none have gone that route yet.)
The Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group (full disclosure: I used to work there), has done some hefty reporting and turned up a key donor to one of the anti-Murray groups.
CPI reports that hedge fund manager Paul Singer (a big opponent of Wall Street reform) wrote a seven-figure check to Crossroads GPS, the Karl Rove group that did a $1.4 million buy against Murray this month.
Singer's name may be familiar to attentive readers. Singer held a fundraiser for Rossi back in June right before Rossi came out against Wall Street reform.
(Groups could do similar attack ads against Dino Rossi and get away without reporting their donors as well, but none have gone that route yet.)
The Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group (full disclosure: I used to work there), has done some hefty reporting and turned up a key donor to one of the anti-Murray groups.
CPI reports that hedge fund manager Paul Singer (a big opponent of Wall Street reform) wrote a seven-figure check to Crossroads GPS, the Karl Rove group that did a $1.4 million buy against Murray this month.
Singer's name may be familiar to attentive readers. Singer held a fundraiser for Rossi back in June right before Rossi came out against Wall Street reform.
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