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上課時有提到，因為Super Tuesday 中Mitt沒有成功擊退 Rick
初選要一直選到八月的共和黨大選才可能知道結果，當然是對Obama有利。


這兩天NYTimes出現了相關的後續報導:

1.Santorum Wins Alabama and Mississippi Primaries
但今天標題已經改了Santorum Takes 2 Races in South; Romney Is Third

這篇說明了我們上課時討論過的，Rick在Super Tuesday時拿下南方兩州的意義。
結果果然後來南方的票還是給他。

2.另一篇是Obama Campaign Fears Uphill Climb Raising 'Super PAC' Money
Obama因為是現任總統，所以民主黨就不需要Primary了(剛好也有同學提問;）

lead 裡提到了David Plouffe警告共和黨的Super PAC募款決心要打敗Obama,不要相信他們的話，意思就是還是要捐錢給Obama:

"The warning came from David Plouffe, President Obama’s top political adviser: The Koch brothers and Republican “super PACs” have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to defeat Mr. Obama, he told a dozen wealthy Democrats gathered in a Silicon Valley office suite. Do not believe what you read about all the money the president will raise himself, Mr. Plouffe urged them. He needs your help."

 這篇Headline提到 Super PACs ，又一個Super ，我們沒有學過，一起來學一下：
引自Wiki 片段上網日期：2012年3月15日

Super PACs

The 2010 election marked the rise of a new political committee, dubbed the "super PAC". They are officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees". Provided they are operated correctly, they can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other groups.

下面講的是法源依據 (可跳過）

The super PACs were made possible by two judicial decisions.

First, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that government may not prohibit unions and corporations from making independent expenditure for political purposes. Second, in Speechnow.org v. FEC, the Federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that contributions to groups that only make independent expenditures could not be limited.[15]

Super PACs are not allowed to coordinate directly with candidates or political parties since they are independent. ......

因為獨立運作，所以可以說他們挺誰。2012NYTimes 有說好幾個Super PACs是由候選人的前幕僚或相關人員所經營或提供意見 。

Even absent a formal connection to a campaign, super PACs openly supported particular candidacies. Typically, they did so by financing negative ads costing tens of millions of dollars.[18] In February 2012 the New York Times described several super PACs that were run or advised by a candidate's former staff or associates.  

有些PACs捐很多錢，比如Romney的捐了 $5 million dollars for his 2008 and 2012 runs.

Some PACs attracted large donations from a candidate's associates. For example, by January 2012, Romney's associates contributed nearly $5 million dollars for his 2008 and 2012 runs.[20] In 2011, one Super PAC supporting President Barack Obama raised $4.4 million.[21] 

2011年時，支持Obama的 Super PAC則募了4百40萬美元。

另外有好心的大陸同志做了相關的概念翻譯，同學們可以參考。