Obama had reserved some of the harshest words of his presidency for the Citizens United ruling, saying that he couldn’t “think of anything more devastating to the public interest.” So he had steadfastly refused to encourage supporters to form an “outside” super PAC that could accept unlimited contributions on his behalf. “I think we need to switch our position,” Messina said. “Until people understand it’s important to you, they’re not going to give.” Soon after, Obama bowed to the new economic reality and reversed himself. His campaign began encouraging supporters to give to the pro-Obama
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