Last month, a federal appeals court lifted New York’s limit on contributions to state-level “super PACs,” following a lawsuit by a prominent Republican donor. But in New Jersey, a similar legal challenge was led by a Democratic group called the Fund for Jobs, Growth and Security, which won a federal lawsuit in July to overturn state limits on checks to independent groups. The group, run by veterans of the Democrats’ successful super PACs from the 2012 election, has since raised millions of dollars, much of it from New Jersey teachers’ and carpenters’ unions. They have also been aided by George Norcross III, a South Jersey Democratic power broker who has maintained an informal alliance with Mr. Christie in recent years but who also has close ties to the State Senate leader, Stephen M. Sweeney, a Gloucester County Democrat. With their party’s candidate for governor, Barbara Buono, trailing far behind in polls of the election on Tuesday, Democrats fear a Christie landslide would tilt enough seats to strengthen his influence in the Legislature. nytimes/2013/11/05/nyregion/in-new-jersey-big-money-flows-to-foil-christie.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131105&_r=0
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:25:38 +0000
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