Jacky Rosen likes to talk a tough game when it comes to dark money, but this week she got caught red-handed reaching out to the same dark money groups she’s criticized.
Despite Jacky Rosen being an outspoken critic of dark money, a new Washington Times article discovered Rosen’s campaign is posting b-roll footage on its YouTube page for dark money groups to use. This is particularly troubling given Rosen is endorsed by the anti-dark money group End Citizens United, and just yesterday she tweeted she was working to reverse the ‘catastrophic’ Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Talk about being a hypocrite! Someone should ask Jacky Rosen if she will take down the footage and get serious about keeping dark money out of her own race.
“Jacky Rosen is just another hypocritical politician saying one thing while doing another,” said NRSC Spokesman Michael McAdams. “Nevadans are going to find this is just one of the many issues that Jacky Rosen can’t be trusted on.”
From The Washington Times:
Rep. Jacky Rosen seemingly reaches out to dark money groups while attacking them
The Washington Times
Sally Persons
August 3, 2017
Rep. Jacky Rosen’s campaign came out hard against dark money in politics, but a new video suggests she may be seeking such help.
“Grateful to @StopBigMoney for your support. I’ll continue fighting against mega-donors flooding elections w/ unlimited, unaccountable dark $,” Ms. Rosen, Nevada Democrat, tweeted Thursday.
But Tuesday, Ms. Rosen’s campaign press office posted b-roll footage on their YouTube page. The video is not obviously edited and does not have sound.
Silent video with no editing or obvious messaging is a common means for politicians to provide video of the candidate to outside groups. Legally, the campaign is not allowed to directly coordinate with groups, but posting the footage on a public forum allows them to go around such restrictions and provide groups with what they need to cut ads on their behalf.
Groups such as End Citizens United, which support lawmakers who say they will fight dark money in politics, endorsed Ms. Rosen earlier this year.
Ms. Rosen announced her plans to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller in the 2018 midterms earlier this year.
Ms. Rosen’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.