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Palin’s SarahPAC Embarrassment: Consultants Are Cashing In

The ex-governor and VP pick railed against political consultants at CPAC. But her latest FEC filings show they took millions of dollars from her in the last election cycle.
Mar 29, 2013
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Seen through the lens of the invaluable Center for Responsive Politics, Palin’s PAC [ http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2012&strID=C00458588 ] spent $5.1 million in the last election cycle (more than it raised in that time period, raising some questions about Palin’s claims of fiscal responsibility).
But the real news comes when you look at how donors’ money was actually doled out: just $298,500 to candidates. The bulk of the rest of it, more than $4.8 million, went to—you guessed it—consultants.
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/29/palin-s-sarahpac-embarrassment-consultants-are-cashing-in.html [with comments]