WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Top White House adviser David Axelrod continued his attack on campaign spending by independent groups Sunday.
Challenged by Candy Crowley on CNN's "State of the Union" to back up Democratic charges that foreign money is being funneled into U.S. campaigns, Axelrod, President Barack Obama's top political aide, stressed the issue of disclosure.
"We tried to pass a law through the United States Congress that would force all these organizations, whether they support Democrats or Republicans, to disclose where their money is coming from. Fifty-nine Democrats in the Senate voted for it, every Democrat, 41 Republicans in the Senate used a procedural technique, a filibuster, to block a vote on this, because they wanted to keep it secret," he said.
Axelrod said spending by outside groups, which is running overwhelming in the Republicans' favor this year, should raise suspicion.
"They say, trust us, trust us, we're -- everything is cool, everything is kosher, don't worry about it, but we're not going to disclose. Let me tell you something, people don't disclose, there's a reason."
