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As Super-PACs Rule, Obama Ducks Fight Over Their Future: View
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“Release the hounds.” That, in effect, is what President Barack Obama said Monday night when he affixed his presidential imprimatur to a Democratic super-PAC called Priorities USA Action.
The political action committee, run by a former Obama White House aide, has been falling behind a slew of Republican super-PACs in the money hunt. Apparently the president concluded that his aloofness was costing the Democratic group. By openly embracing Priorities USA, Obama sent a message to its potential donors that their efforts would be appreciated at the highest level.