HolyCoast: Secretive Liberal Group Funneling Millions to Lefty Groups
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Secretive Liberal Group Funneling Millions to Lefty Groups

There's a very secretive group of millionaires and billionaires who are quietly funneling millions of dollars to liberal organizations (from Special Report):

A shadowy group of liberal millionaires has directed more than $50 million to left-wing groups in the last 9 months, leaving some Washington activists concerned about the group's growing influence. The Washington Post reports that Democracy Alliance —- backed by billionaire investor George Soros — has given millions to former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta's Center for American Progress, and the Center for Progressive leadership, among others — with an eye towards building up Democratic infrastructure.

But nonpartisan watchdogs at the Center for Responsive politics call the group's extreme secrecy about its donors and financial activities, "a huge problem." And some moderate Democrats complain that the organization is pushing the party distinctly to the left — claiming that funding for centrist groups has been rejected "purely because of their ideologies."

I'm sure glad McCain-Feingold took the money out of politics.

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