The six-figure campaign by House Majority PAC, a Super PAC which can take in unlimited amounts from donors thanks to the Citizens United ruling, launches Monday with ads taking on eight Republican members of Congress across the country.
On Thursday, that influence further expanded, when the Federal Election Commission confirmed he could operate a super PAC. Colbert, who personally appeared before the FEC for a public hearing, had requested an advisory
The Comedy Central host can raise unlimited funds to influence the 2012 elections.
The Federal Election Commission gets it — Stephen Colbert is punking them. But they treated his request for an advisory opinion like anyone else, and on Thursday granted him the ability to form a "super PAC" and have
The six-figure campaign by House Majority PAC, a Super PAC which can take in unlimited amounts from donors thanks to the Citizens United ruling, launches Monday with ads taking on eight Republican members of Congress across the country.