Man in the middle
PACs supporting Mitt Romney as a vice presidential candidate and those that oppose him, seem to agree on one thing: Idaho Congressman Bill Sali.If you recall, the Government Is Not God PAC gave John McCain $2,000 and a pointed suggestion that he pass over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his running mate.
The GING group paid for an ad pushing a “No Mitt” petition among evangelicals that, according to Politico:
Ginned up . . . a backlash from Mormons, who accused it of religious bias. The PAC responded with a some-of-our-best-friends-are-Mormons post on its website, saying that it doesn’t oppose Mormons in general, just Mitt Romney.Romney set up his own committee, the Free and Strong America PAC, to hand out money to his friends.
Here's where it gets complicated. Both PACs support McCain and also Republican Sali who represents western Idaho and much of Boise. Sali simultaneously accepted $1,500 from Mitt's PAC and $1,000 from the anti-Romney group.
Sali mouthpiece Wayne Hoffman says his boss, a staunch conservative whose votes sometimes annoy GOP leaders, takes money from lots of people:
Bill’s grateful for the support he’s received from Mr. Romney and his PAC and all the other organizations that have given to his campaign.I'm guessing Mitt loves Sali a little more—about $500 to be exact.

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