PurplePAC launches, 3rd Pro Paul PAC

[nikcers]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...ac-120678.html


There are now three — count them, three — super PACs supporting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential bid.
According to FEC filings on Monday, the third super PAC, PurplePAC, is being run by Cato Institute co-founder and president emeritus Ed Crane and aims to focus on digital media.


PurplePAC raised roughly $1.2 million from four donations in the last month — including from Jeff Yass, a Philadelphia options trader who gave $1 million to the new super PAC (he also gave the same amount to America’s Liberty, another pro-Paul super PAC). Philadelphia real estate investor Howie Rich donated $25,000 and Crane donated $5,000.

[kbs021]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...ac-120678.html


There are now three — count them, three — super PACs supporting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential bid.
According to FEC filings on Monday, the third super PAC, PurplePAC, is being run by Cato Institute co-founder and president emeritus Ed Crane and aims to focus on digital media.


PurplePAC raised roughly $1.2 million from four donations in the last month — including from Jeff Yass, a Philadelphia options trader who gave $1 million to the new super PAC (he also gave the same amount to America’s Liberty, another pro-Paul super PAC). Philadelphia real estate investor Howie Rich donated $25,000 and Crane donated $5,000.

Okay awesome! Some good news. I like it.

[LatinsforPaul]

http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...1018091/sa/ALL

He met Rand not Ron.

[LatinsforPaul]

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[LatinsforPaul]

Libertarian donors put up $6 million for Rand Paul GOP bid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-pocketed libertarians are giving big to help Rand Paul win the Republican presidential primary.

Three super PACS supporting the libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator said they raised a combined $6 million through June 30. That's on top of the nearly $7 million that Paul's campaign reported pulling in between his April announcement and the end of last month.

"There are some very wealthy libertarians out there, and they're all going to be hearing from me," said Ed Crane, president of one of the pro-Paul super PACs, called Purple PAC. "It's a strong potential base for Rand."

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[Jeremy]

Pretty great news. CATO is usually considered "establishment" libertarian, so hopefully that means they can raise a lot of money.

[eleganz]

You know PurplePAC is going to be good because Ed Crane donated his own money, he's gotta recuperate his investment, at least.

People give up and complain way too early, the 2016 GOP primary isn't even heating up yet. My feeling is that libertarians will come together for Rand when the time is right.

Btw, David Koch still sits on the board at Cato.

[LatinsforPaul]

You know PurplePAC is going to be good because Ed Crane donated his own money, he's gotta recuperate his investment, at least.

People give up and complain way too early, the 2016 GOP primary isn't even heating up yet. My feeling is that libertarians will come together for Rand when the time is right.

Btw, David Koch still sits on the board at Cato.

I agree, but the Koch brothers and Rand?

Rand Paul says Iowa will keep him from Koch donor conference

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is turning down a coveted invite to a gathering of wealthy conservative donors this weekend, citing his plans to be on the campaign trail.

"I'm supposed to be in Iowa," Paul told The Washington Post in a short interview Monday. "We've been invited -- it's just hard to make [these] decisions, because you can't be everywhere."

[Brett85]

It can't be any worse than Jesse Benton's Super Pac.

[LatinsforPaul]

It can't be any worse than Jesse Benton's Super Pac.

Jesse Benton couldn't even hold Ed Crane's jock strap. Not even Matt Kibbe's for that matter.

[TaftFan]

You know PurplePAC is going to be good because Ed Crane donated his own money, he's gotta recuperate his investment, at least.

People give up and complain way too early, the 2016 GOP primary isn't even heating up yet. My feeling is that libertarians will come together for Rand when the time is right.

Btw, David Koch still sits on the board at Cato.

Crane and the Kochs battled for control of CATO and Crane stepped down.

[jct74]

What is the Purple PAC?

Founded in 2013 by Cato Institute co-founder Ed Crane, the Purple PAC is a super PAC devoted to electing libertarian-oriented candidates and promoting libertarian issues. The Purple PAC has no relationship to the Cato Institute or the Libertarian party. It is currently devoted to promoting the presidential candidacy of Republican Rand Paul. Its financial goal is to have $10 million by the end of the year and to begin campaign efforts in the late fall.

By June of 2015, it had $1.3 million in the bank. Unlike some super PACs (political action committees that may accept unlimited contributions but need to disclose the names and amounts of contributors), the Purple PAC will not attempt to create a “shadow campaign,” complete with rallies, canvassers and polls. It is precluded from coordinating in any manner with Sen. Paul’s campaign.

The directors of the Purple PAC believe the most cost-effective way to have an impact on the presidential campaign is not with a large staff, but through social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other venues. It will also produce 30-second television ads and radio ads. The campaign will not attempt to tear down other candidates, instead concentrating on the many positive reasons Rand Paul is, by far, the best candidate for president in 2016.

http://purplepac.org/

[jct74]

https://www.facebook.com/ThePurplePAC
https://twitter.com/the_purple_pac

[rich34]

Wow, this is great news. But at the same time, why do these guys always seem to come from backgrounds that will be potentially viewed as negative by the republican base? It's like the billionaire coal baron from Kentucky couldn't get the ok to support Rand as president, but these guys with backgrounds that will be viewed as negative by republican voters get the ok to donate as much as they want? I'm just saying it like it is. I'm glad Rand's getting their support, just wish he could have gotten the support from more "republican accepted" sources.