We now find out that Americans Elect has become the super PAC in support of King. The ad buy so far is from Oct. 5-25.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $500,000. The other two major donors are Peter Ackerman, one of the Americans Elect founders, and John Burbank, the founder of Passport Capital, gave $500,000 and $750,000, respectively.
This super PAC in support of King, countered spending from the NRSC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of Republican Charlie Summers. It's the first pro-King advertising from an outside group, in a race where the GOP is pouring in resources amid a shifting Senate battleground.
The NRSC, National Republican Senatorial Committee, has filed a complaint with the FEC about the involvement of Americans Elect.
I hope this support for independent candidates becomes a template for the future, so independent candidates will be elected to take away the two-party's majority in Congress.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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