Report: White House Open To Dem Outside Groups In 2012 Politico reports: “The White House is bracing for an onslaught of $500 million or more in spending by outside Republican groups opposed to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election, prompting Obama advisers to give the green light to big Democratic donors to set up similar outside groups to counter the GOP’s effort. That posture marks a significant shift by a White House that had discouraged outside players in the political arena in 2008.”
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