claim: "(obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and pacs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."
author: bill clinton
evidence_1: campaign finance in the united states is the financing of electoral campaigns at  the federal, ... the average winner of a senate seat spent $9.8 million. .... in  addition to donating money to political campaigns (according to the limits  described ... federal law allows for multiple types of political action committees ( pacs).
evidence_2: unlike traditional pacs, super pacs are prohibited from donating money directly  ... proven conservative pac, supports moore, $125,898, conservative, $65,500  ... human rights campaign equality votes, $30,923, liberal, $889,333 ... take  back the tenth, opposes comstock, $6,595, liberal, $13,868 ...... lobby corp.
evidence_3: jan 30, 2013 ... he outspent john mccain, who did accept public money, ... to spend without limit  in our elections,” obama said in his state of the ... seven months later, the  campaign reversed itself and embraced a super pac founded ... corporate  money (though not donations from registered lobbyists). ... share via email ...
evidence_4: jan 27, 2012 ... “if he doesn't want my money, that's fine,” hauter told opensecrets blog. ... the  three other lobbyists who slipped through the cracks of the obama campaign  compliance system include: ... obama rejected money from registered federal  lobbyists and political action committees during his 2008 campaign, ...
evidence_5: sep 18, 2014 ... as the obama administration counts on saudi arabia as a key ally against isis,  the ... contributions from saudi arabia, among other foreign governments. ... a  domestic campaign spending operation through a super pac and dark ... which  are not supposed to receive or spend foreign money in our elections ...