f{"id":49638,"date":"2026-08-11T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49638"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:43:52","slug":"must-be-done-sanders-calls-for-ban-on-super-pac-spending-in-democratic-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/must-be-done-sanders-calls-for-ban-on-super-pac-spending-in-democratic-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Must Be Done\u2019: Sanders Calls for Ban on Super PAC Spending in Democratic Primaries\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/sen-bernie-sanders-speaks-at-a-rally-in-michigan.jpg?id=67599379&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=0%2C840%2C0%2C827\" alt=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Michigan\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a rally on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0(Photo by Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cI would hope that we can all agree that Republican special interests should not play a role in determining the outcome of Democratic primaries. The time to act is now.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jake-johnson\">Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aug 10, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Sen.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/bernie-sanders\">Bernie Sanders<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday urged national Democratic leaders to impose a total ban on super PAC spending in primary contests, a change that the progressive senator said is necessary to prevent corporate interests from heavily influencing the party\u2019s electoral outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19VASDin_jeb3NgNw-Cu1_nEX_ATSlX8-\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a>&nbsp;addressed to Senate Minority Leader&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/chuck-schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>&nbsp;(D-NY), House Minority Leader&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a>&nbsp;(D-NY), and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\">Democratic National Committee<\/a>&nbsp;Chair Ken Martin, Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote that \u201cwhat is particularly obscene is not only the outrageous amount of money coming into Democratic primaries from billionaire-funded&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/super-pacs\">super PACs<\/a>, but the reality that these special interests have no particular desire to see Democrats win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RECOMMENDED&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/haley-stevens-michigan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/michigan-democratic-senate-candidate-haley-stevens-campaigns-in-lansing.jpg?id=67562035&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=333%2C0%2C334%2C0\" alt=\"Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Haley Stevens Campaigns In Lansing\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/haley-stevens-michigan\">Stevens Dismisses Concerns About Campaign Finance, Super PAC Funding as \u2018Educated Issue\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/sports-gambling-election-spending\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/kansas-city-prepares-to-host-fifa-world-cup-2026.jpg?id=67552769&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=833%2C0%2C833%2C0\" alt=\"Kansas City Prepares to Host FIFA World Cup 2026\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/sports-gambling-election-spending\">Sports Betting Giants Join Unprecedented Corporate Efforts to Buy 2026 Midterms<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders, who caucuses with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/democratic-party\">Democratic Party<\/a>, cited as a telling example the American Israel Public Affairs Committee\u2019s $30 million intervention in the Democratic primary for a critical&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/us-senate\">US Senate<\/a>&nbsp;seat in Michigan. The organization, known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/aipac\">AIPAC<\/a>, spent heavily to boost Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and attempt to tear down her progressive opponent, Abdul El-Sayed\u2014who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/abdul-el-sayed-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">went on to win the race<\/a>&nbsp;despite being massively outspent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/aipac\">AIPAC<\/a>&nbsp;is now&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/aipac-el-sayed-general-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly planning<\/a>&nbsp;to spend big in support of El-Sayed\u2019s Republican general election opponent, Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is absurd that they spend tens of millions of dollars to try to determine who the Democratic nominee is and, if they fail, then proceed to support the Republican candidate in the general election,\u201d Sandres wrote. \u201cThat is not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/democracy\">democracy<\/a>. That is not what Democratic voters want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders emphasized his support for passage of a constitutional amendment to repeal the US Supreme Court\u2019s 2010&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/citizens-united\">Citizens United<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;decision, which paved the way for the establishment and proliferation of super PACs\u2014entities that can raise and spend unlimited sums supporting or opposing political campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBUT WE DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT,\u201d Sanders wrote in all caps. \u201cRight now, the Democratic Party has the power to prohibit super PACs from participating in its primaries. That can be done. That must be done. I urge you to take action and make clear that the Democratic Party will no longer maintain this corrupt system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile there are ideological differences of opinion within the big tent of the party, I would hope that we can all agree that Republican special interests should not play a role in determining the outcome of Democratic primaries,\u201d the senator continued. \u201cThe time to act is now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/dnc\">DNC<\/a>&nbsp;has repeatedly faced calls in recent years to curb or eliminate the influence of super PACs in Democratic primaries\u2014but has yet to take concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the DNC Rules Committee&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/bernie-dark-money-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a>&nbsp;a proposed resolution that condemned the \u201cgrowing influence\u201d of AIPAC and other organizations pumping huge sums into Democratic primaries. The rules panel instead advanced a resolution broadly condemning&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/dark-money\">dark money<\/a>&nbsp;and expressing the DNC\u2019s \u201ccommitment to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/campaign-finance\">campaign finance<\/a>&nbsp;practices that align with the party\u2019s core values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly a third of all corporate political spending on elections since the Supreme Court\u2019s&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/citizens-united\">Citizens United<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;ruling has come during the 2026 election cycle, according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/article\/corporate-supremacist-super-pacs-500-million-midterm-crypto-ai-sports-betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June report<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/public-citizen\">Public Citizen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCryptocurrency,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\">artificial intelligence<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/big-tech\">Big Tech<\/a>, and online betting corporations have collectively\u00a0spent $294 million<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to influence federal elections in the 2026 midterm cycle, reflecting a strategic move to spend directly on political action committees to influence federal elections,\u201d the report found. \u201cThese corporate super PAC political contributions make up\u00a057% of the $517 million that corporations have reported spending on the 2026 midterms so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jake-johnson\">Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/jake-johnson\">Full Bio &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a rally on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. \u00a0(Photo by Sarah Rice\/Getty Images) \u201cI would hope that we can all agree that Republican special interests should not play a role in determining the outcome of Democratic primaries. 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