Tampa Bay Times: Marco Rubio Gets a Super PAC, Fueling 2016 Money Race

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"This whole system is a joke," said Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center. "We're in a world where you can give a candidate, say, $2,000. But you can spend $1 million on a Super PAC and that's not corrupting? It's ridiculous on its face. That money will set what we talk about this election, even if it's not the most important thing."

She said less than 1 percent of Americans contribute $200 or more to a federal candidate. ... 

The Campaign Legal Center recently filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission saying Bush and others that are engaged in campaignlike activity should be limited to contribution limits: $2,700 for an election. But the complaints are not likely to go far with the FEC deadlocked with three Democrats and three Republicans. ...

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