Mitt Romney, PAC rat

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from the NY Times:



Romney, Weighing Run, Leans on State PACs

By MICHAEL LUO
Published: November 20, 2010


The fact that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who is weighing a run for president in 2012, has an active political action committee in Alabama might seem puzzling.

It is, after all, not a critical early-voting state for the Republican nomination, where these kinds of leadership PACs are often set up by potential presidential candidates.

Upon closer inspection, though, Mr. Romney’s interest in Alabama snaps into focus. The state has among the most permissive campaign finance rules in the nation, allowing contributions of unlimited size from individuals and corporations.

As a result, the Alabama affiliate of Mr. Romney’s federal PAC, Free and Strong America, has raised more than $440,000 this year, with many of the contributions amounting to tens of thousands of dollars each. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/us/politics/21romney.html?hp