Emily’s List was very active in the race in 2008 during Clinton’s first bid, but election laws have changed vastly since thenmostly thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision in 2010making it possible for the group to play a bigger role.
The former secretary of state herself will headline the group’s 30th anniversary gala in Washington, D.C next week, a nod to their importance to both the former first lady and to Democratic 2016 scene.
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Emily’s List’s pockets are considerably smaller, but Feriozzi and others said their money will be more focused than scattershot.
“I am not going to say what we are going to do and what we are not, but we, as a progressive community, have got to be more targeted and smarter,” Feriozzi said. “We are going to figure out what that is.”
