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Will Text-Message Contributions Save Obama’s Reelection Effort?

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Miranda Green on why an FEC ruling allowing political contributions by text message favors the president.

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In the summer of 2008, Barack Obama texted an estimated 3 million phone numbers to announce Joe Biden as his new running mate. The unprecedented move solidified cellphones as critical political tools.

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Now the Federal Election Commission’s ruling to allow

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