SO MUCH FOR SOCIALISM: Beto Won’t Share His Funds With Other Dem Senate Candidates

On Monday, Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced that despite the alleged pleas from other Democratic senatorial candidates for him to share some of the funds he has accrued for his campaign, he has no intention to do so, even though their races may be closer than his race against Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).

According to The New York Times, Democrats feel that they would have a better chance in winning close Senate races in Missouri, Florida, and Indiana if O’Rourke would share the wealth….

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Dem Senator Opposed To Dark Money Benefits From Group Spending $1.3 Million Against GOP Challenger

 

Sen. Jon Tester (D., Mont.) has decried dark money in politics and castigated Republicans for benefitting from spending by outside groups, but his reelection campaign is benefitting from such a group reserving $1.3 million to slam his Republican opponent, Matt Rosendale, according to a source who tracks political advertising.

Majority Forward, an “allied organization” of Senate Majority PAC, the super PAC that works to elect Democrats to the Senate, has released an attack ad targeting Rosendale for being from out of state, Roll Call reported Tuesday….

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Dems Offer Resolution To Force Vote To Overturn IRS Guidance Limiting Donor Disclosure

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Monday announced an effort to force a Senate vote on IRS guidance that reduces donor disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt groups.

The senators introduced a resolution to overturn the guidance under the Congressional Review Act. They argued that undoing the guidance is necessary to prevent the erosion of transparency in politics.

“We must crack down on the dark money flooding our political system, that’s why we are taking an aggressive approach and introducing this legislation to protect our democracy and hold special interests accountable with transparency,” Tester, who is up for reelection this year in a state Trump won, said in a statement….

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