"Crossroads GPS is responsible for the content of this advertising." That line, tacked on to the end of political ads airing in New York's 26th District, is easy enough to miss. It signals the ad as one of many paid for by the conservative political action committee.
The group, founded by Karl Rove, has been pouring big money into television ads for the Republican candidate in the special election — about $350,000 for a week of airtime. It's a tactic that worked to the advantage of Republicans in 2010. Now Democrats want to get in on the action.
Since leaving the White House last February, former deputy White House press secretary Bill Burton has launched his own political action committees, Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action. He says he based his PACs largely on Rove's model and hopes to rival the massive spending power of conservative fundraisers like Rove and brothers David and Charles Koch.
Burton aims to give the conservatives a run for their money, he tells Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered.
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