Tuesday morning, former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) issued a harsh statement criticizing President Obama’s campaign for going after super PAC funding. Feingold said the decision was “dumb strategy” and would turn Democrats’ progressive campaign message into “corporate-lite.” Though the Obama administration remains opposed to the Citizens United decision that opened the door to the Super PAC era, the campaign announced Monday night that in order to compete against Republicans in 2012 they need to raise more money by using such groups.
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