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Dave, what you call a nuance, I call the very heart of the issue. You work in compliance, so you know that whether something is in "in support of" a candidate is an extremely nebulous question. If a group runs an ad that says "Amnesty for Illegal Immigration is Wrong," is that an ad in support of Romney/in opposition to Obama? Or is it just an issue ad? If they run an ad that says "Republicans are the party of Wall Street, not Main Street," is that about state candidates or federal candidates? In other words, how can you possibly say what SuperPAC expenditures are "in support of" a candidate and which ones aren't, or which candidates (federal or state) they're in support/opposition of?

My point is that, in my opinion, the distinction the author is trying to draw holds no water at all, and based on this information we have no idea what SuperPACs will or won't do if this Initiative passes.

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