RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina television station has tracked down who’s responsible for a series of ads by dark-money groups attacking state Republicans online and on TV. WRAL reports that the advocacy groups have ties to Michael Weisel, a Democratic elections lawyer prominent on the political left in the state. …
Associated Press: Dark-Money Groups Targeting GOP Lawmakers Tied to Dem Lawyer
07.2.2018 / By The Associated Press
Associated Press: Dark-Money Groups Targeting GOP Lawmakers Tied to Dem Lawyer
Both Republicans and Democrats use these so-called dark-money groups. During U.S. Sen. Richard Burr’s 2016 re-election race against a spirited Democratic challenger, he benefited from more than $10 million in television ads paid for by a super PAC with hidden donors and ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as the PAC’s nonprofit arm.
“All sides play the game,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina. “The world we live in these days.”