George Soros Gives $1M to Pro-Obama Super PAC

He adds another $500K for congressional Democrats
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 27, 2012 5:08 PM CDT
George Soros Gives $1M to Pro-Obama Super PAC
George Soros is shelling out for Democrats.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Need more proof that deep-pocketed Democrats are finally coming around to the notion of Super PACs? None other than George Soros announced this afternoon that he's giving $1 million to the pro-Obama Priorities USA Action and another $500,000 to a pair of Super PACs backing Democrats in Congress, report Politico and the New York Times. Soros has been relatively quiet this campaign, but today's move might spur other rich Democrats to open their wallets in the final weeks, suggests the Times. (More George Soros stories.)

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