Some Presidential Advertisement flyers, recently received by mail, openly support candidate Mitt Romney’s bid for the Presidency in 2012. If you received one of these flyers (and still have it available) you will notice a small disclaimer on the printed piece stating that it was not authorized by any political candidate. Thus, we are left to presume that the piece was independently produced by a private group.
The piece was actually created and distributed by Restore Our Future, Inc. This still sounds like an independent organization that is simply attempting to provide sound (possibly unbiased) information to the American Public. In actuality, Restore Our Future, Inc. is a Political Action Committee (PAC) founded by Mitt Romney campaign aides in 2010. PAC’s are able to channel political funds more freely and in some cases divest funds in support of a particular candidate without it being attached to that candidate as reported campaign expenses.
Restore Our Future, Inc. has thus far spent no money in either support of or opposition to any Democratic candidate. They have however spent money both in support of and opposition to Republican candidates.
Click Here if you would like to see how Restore Our Future, Inc. has spent money thus far in 2012. I am not proposing support for or opposition to any political candidate, only a clear awareness of the origin of candidate support or opposition.
