comments_image Comments  GOP Shadow Groups Alter Attack Ads To
Keep Donors Hidden  David Koch, Karl Rove, and U.S. Chamber of
Commerce are turning to an old loophole.   • submit to reddit
• submit to reddit   Although AFP and other "dark money" groups
seeking to conceal funders under current election rules could
face additional problems under tax law, AFP may sidestep those
issues by tapping its deep-pocketed donors for more funds.
Circumventing Lawsuit Intended to Increase Election Transparency
In March, a federal court partially closed a loophole that had
allowed groups running "issue ads" near a campaign to avoid
disclosing their donors by claiming none of the donations had
been made specifically for the purpose of funding the ads.
Nonprofit corporations like AFP, Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, and
the US Chamber of Commerce have been spending millions on these
types of ads, which name a candidate and might criticize him or
her based on energy policy or taxes, but don't go so far as to
urge viewers to vo