[jmstein7]

. . . Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, in contrast, said the ruling will put out of business "groups like America Coming Together [ACT], the Media Fund, Partnership for America's Families and the MoveOn.org Voter Fund." All are pro-Democratic groups organized under Section 527 of the tax code.

These and other 527 committees, as they are known, are aiming to become a shadow version of the Democratic Party, financing television commercials and voter mobilization in 15 to 17 battleground states this fall. They plan to pay for some or all of their activities with large soft-money contributions. . . .

This is HUGE! This is a BIG BLOW to MoveOn.org!

[jmstein7]

. . . McCain-Feingold's restrictions on soft money have hurt the Democratic Party, which depended heavily on large contributions from unions and rich partisans to pay for issue ads and voter mobilization. The GOP has been far more successful raising still-legal hard money, which can involve contributions of up to $25,000 to the parties. . . .