Sunrise Movement has been getting a lot of attention in the last few days.
Just a reminder that in addition to everything else problematic about their organization, they have structured themselves to be the exact types of money they proclaim to hate:
💰 dark money
💰 SuperPAC
Just a reminder that in addition to everything else problematic about their organization, they have structured themselves to be the exact types of money they proclaim to hate:
💰 dark money
💰 SuperPAC
Sunrise's organizational status is a 501c4 nonprofit, which is what the term "dark money" almost always refers to in politics!
501c4 nonprofits...
▪️can take unlimited money from individuals, LLC's, etc
▪️can have political goals
▪️do not have to report their donors
501c4 nonprofits...
▪️can take unlimited money from individuals, LLC's, etc
▪️can have political goals
▪️do not have to report their donors
And they also have a SuperPAC!
(They're technically a Carey/Hybrid Committee which just means they have both a PAC & a SuperPAC)
SuperPACs...
▪️can take unlimited money from individuals, LLC's, etc
But SuperPACs are not dark $ because they publicly report all donors to the FEC
(They're technically a Carey/Hybrid Committee which just means they have both a PAC & a SuperPAC)
SuperPACs...
▪️can take unlimited money from individuals, LLC's, etc
But SuperPACs are not dark $ because they publicly report all donors to the FEC
Also,
In case you don't know why they're so problematic, here's one big reason:
In case you don't know why they're so problematic, here's one big reason:
https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1374418981927317510?s=19
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