Running for President is hard work. But for comedian Stephen Colbert, who announced his plans to “explore” Presidential bid in South Carolina earlier this week, it was not long hours of intense public scrutiny his campaign or that weighed against the decision to run, it gives up its control of Super PAC.
“To do this Committee, I have granted exploration I Super PAC,” Colbert told ABC News George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview Sunday morning on “this week.” “It was my baby. Do you know how difficult it’s going to deliver a baby? Now imagine if the baby was having a lot of money. Imagine how much harder would deliver. “
Colbert used a faux bid for the White House to draw attention to the new campaign finance law that allows unnamed donors to pour unlimited funds to their PACs … super, which can spend money to support a political candidate as long as they don’t directly coordinate with the candidate.
“Why do you worry about what to do to the political process?” Colbert said, the sting of sarcasm in his voice. “There is a $ 11.2 million worth of ads being run in South Carolina. It just means more speech than ever in South Carolina. “
Colbert’s super PAC, who named The definitely not coordinated with the Stephen Colbert Super PAC after Colbert Announces exploration Committee, launched an ad in South Carolina this week labeling Mitt Romney “serial killer.”