Super PACs not yet set up for expected pres. candidates Cruz, Rubio, or Paul because federal officeholders, like official candidates, can't coordinate with the groups-Washington Post

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3/12/15, "Why super PACs have moved from sideshow to center stage for presidential hopefuls," Washington Post, Matea Gold

"One category of 2016 contenders cannot take part in the early super PAC rush: federal officeholders, who, like official candidates, can’t coordinate with the groups. That’s one reason there are no major super PACs yet for GOP Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas, all of whom are considering presidential bids.

After the campaigns officially kick off, candidate-specific super PACs are poised to be central to the 2016 race. The big-money groups are likely to fuel a protracted fight for the Republican nomination — a more intense version of what happened in 2012."...(6th and 7th parag. from end of article)



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