Birth control controversies a fundraising boon
By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 3/18/12 7:03 AM EDT
The sudden focus on contraception and abortion in the 2012 campaign has meant a surge in fundraising for pro-choice groups that support women as congressional candidates.
EMILY’s List — whose mission is to elect pro-choice Democratic women — has raised nearly twice as much for candidates at this point in the 2012 cycle as it did during the entire 2010 cycle, according to spokeswoman Jess McIntosh. And that’s with about eight months to go.
“We are on track to have one of the best first quarters we’ve ever had for candidate fundraising,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock.
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