WASHINGTON — Measures that secretive political groups keep coming up with to avoid disclosing donors may eventually backfire, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Wednesday.”These organizations are doing all sorts of gymnastics to try to prevent voters from knowing the sources of their funding,” Van Hollen said at a conference on “Shadow Money” hosted by the Center for Responsive Politics. “I reckon they’re already becoming also clever for their own excellent.” Van Hollen succeeded in closing one of the most consequential campaign finance loopholes affecting the 2012 race at the end month, when an appellate court turned down a request to delay a district court ruling in his favor.Glance at More…
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