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Duckworth backs off Super PAC pledge
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Edited | Imperator Mar 25, 2012 09:55pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | DAVID CATANESE |
| News Date | Monday, March 26, 2012 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | When Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth asked her Democratic primary opponent to sign a pledge rejecting the involvement of Super PACs, she also promised to take the same proposal to GOP Rep. Joe Walsh.
"If Duckworth wins the primary, she will offer the same pledge to Congressman Joe Walsh for the general election," read a Duckworth campaign statement issued February 14 that still sits on her website.
But in an interview with The Daily Herald published Sunday, the Iraq war veteran appeared to back away from that statement after a reporter noted a Super PAC was organizing to defeat Walsh.
"We're going to take a look at that and see. We haven't made up our minds yet. Part of this is looking at how the Super PAC Challenge is going in Massachusetts, as well."
It's a striking flip for Duckworth that might be motivated by the perception that Elizabeth Warren -- another Democratic candidate with national appeal -- got the raw end of the Super PAC deal with Sen. Scott Brown.
In a separate interview, Walsh said he favored instant disclosure of all donations "whether within the district or outside." |
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