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American Future Fund

Republican-leaning group formed by Iowa political figures.

Restore Our Future

A “super PAC” created by Republican Mitt Romney’s former campaign staffers to support his presidential candidacy.

House Majority PAC

A new “super PAC” focused on returning Democrats to the majority in the House.

Democracy for America

A liberal-leaning group founded by former DNC chairman Howard Dean.

Ending Spending

A fiscally conservative group founded by J. Joe Ricketts, a businessman who also founded Ameritrade.

Patriot Majority USA

A liberal-leaning group founded by a Democratic political strategist and heavily funded by labor unions.

Why Do They Do It?

Why Do They Do It?

Why do politicians persist in peddling exaggerations, twisted facts and outright falsehoods? Here's a theory from a veteran political reporter.
Jon Keller of WBZ in Boston offered up his explanation in his "Keller @ Large" commentary for Sept. 15. It was prompted by our coverage of the recent Republican presidential candidates' debate and our criticism of President Obama's jobs speech.
We were flattered by the nice mention, of course. But what really caught our attention was Keller's conclusion:

Jon Keller,