1.0Center for Public Integrityhttps://publicintegrity.orgJennifer LaFleurhttps://publicintegrity.org/author/jennifer-lafleur/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GWfAZLCwZb"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/new-ads-reflect-spending-power-of-super-pacs-501c4-groups/">New ads reflect spending power of Super PACs, 501(c)(4) groups</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/new-ads-reflect-spending-power-of-super-pacs-501c4-groups/embed/#?secret=GWfAZLCwZb" width="600" height="338" title="“New ads reflect spending power of Super PACs, 501(c)(4) groups” — Center for Public Integrity" data-secret="GWfAZLCwZb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/RomneyVoters-1.jpeg?fit=1260%2C926&ssl=11260926Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups By Peter H. Stone October 31, 2011 FEC deadlocks on Super PAC ad coordination with candidates By Sandy Johnson December 1, 2011 President Obama’s allies, zeroing in on Republican Mitt Romney as a 2012 opponent, are spending $100,000 on ads painting a dark picture […]