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Lamb gets first endorsement from big-ticket national group :: 01/17/2018

In the early days leading up to the special election in the 18th Congressional District, Republican Rick Saccone has dominated the airwaves, thanks to ads by outside spending groups.

Now his Democratic rival, Conor Lamb, is hoping to use that advantage against Mr. Saccone, with an endorsement by a group opposed to spending by corporate political action committees. They will square off in the special election March 13 for the House seat most recently held by Republican Tim Murphy, who resigned in October following reports that he encouraged a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair to have an abortion.

“Conor Lamb is running for Congress to stand up for Pennsylvania families who have been ignored by the rigged system in Washington,” End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller said in a statement announcing the group's support. “[O]ur grassroots members are eager to fight back against the shady special interests trying to buy this race.”

End Citizens United, which is named after a 2010 Supreme Court decision that lifted limits on political spending by corporations and other groups, is the first big-ticket national group to weigh in on Mr. Lamb's side. The group draws on a national network of individual supporters to funnel small-dollar contributions to a race.

As part of the announcement, Mr. Lamb pledged not to accept money from political action committees funded by corporate executives. He can still accept union contributions under terms of the pledge: End Citizens United reasons that union committees are funded by rank-and-file workers, not corporate executives.

“We know our system isn’t working,” said a statement from Mr. Lamb. “Our campaign finance system is part of the reason why.”

Mr. Saccone, meanwhile, has benefited from an air and ground campaign funded by conservative heavyweights.

Over the weekend the 45Committee, which backs the agenda of President Donald Trump, launched a reported $500,000 ad campaign with the race’s first negative spot. The ad faults “liberal Conor Lamb” for opposing a Republican tax-cut bill whose benefits are hotly contested by the two political parties.

That ad buy supplements the $1 million that conservative independent-expenditure group Ending Spending says it will spend on ads touting Mr. Saccone’s credentials.

End Citizens United reports raising $600,000 for Democrat Doug Jones’ successful campaign in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race in December. But it’s unclear whether the group will match that sum in Pennsylvania this year, which unlike last year will be full of contested races across the state and the country.

“Every race is different,” said End Citizens United spokesman Adam Bozzi. But, he added, “Our grassroots have been highly energized, and we don’t see any difference in 2018.”

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