Jun 06, 2012

DCCC Chairman Israel Statement on the Role of Outside Money in Wisconsin

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the role of outside money in the Wisconsin recall election:

“The Wisconsin results should serve as a wake-up call for Democrats: on the ground organizing is critically important, but it must be coupled with an aggressive air campaign. 

“I’ve long said that Republicans didn’t beat Democrats in 2010, Karl Rove and Koch brothers did after the Citizens United decision. Democratic allies and donors should not allow that to happen again this cycle.  Democratic groups won’t outspend Republican groups, but they can keep us in the fight. 

“The election is about who you are for—big corporations, Big Oil, and millionaires or the middle class.   Without robust air cover, the voice of the middle class will be silenced.”

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