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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/11/01/outside_groups_just_getting_started.htmlOutside Groups Just Getting Started
While the emergence of outside groups backed by anonymous donors became a major campaign issue in 2010, the New York Times reports that this may look like child's play by 2012.
"Buoyed by the impact their blistering, anti-Democratic campaigns have had this year, two of the largest new conservative groups helping Republicans...are already laying the groundwork for a more aggressive campaign in the 2012 presidential race."
A Democratic reaction: "That development is causing Democrats to reassess their early financial plans for President Obama's re-election campaign while forcing them to balance the administration's demands for more transparency in campaign finance... Political advisers to the president said the Republican activity this year would force a second look at their approach immediately after this fall's election results are tallied."