Obama only amped up the criticism after the Senate killed the Buffett Rule in mid-April. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina has also highlighted the Buffett Rule in emails to supporters asking for donations. An Obama spokesman declined to comment for the story. While he might not be donating to the super PACs, Buffett rejected a call for him to muzzle his political views. In February, the Obama campaign announced its support for the pro-Obama group and said it would begin encouraging donors to support it, reversing the president's previous opposition to super PACs.
As a result of the landmark Supreme Court decision on Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission , super PACs can spend unlimited funds to support a candidate as long as they do not directly coordinate with the candidate's campaign.
In February, the Obama campaign defended the decision to back Priorities USA as tactical and said the president's re-election campaign was not going to unilaterally disarm in the face of half a billion dollars' worth of contributions aimed at defeating President Obama.
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