Pro-Clinton super PAC registered with FEC
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Published: Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:59 AM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A super PAC backing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 has been registered with the Federal Election Commission.
The Ready for Hillary super PAC is led by Allida Black, founder of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at George Washington University, who also was behind the pro-Clinton political action committee WomenCount, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Ready for Hillary was registered with the FEC Friday.
"Our purpose is simple: We are ready to work for Hillary to be president when she is ready to run," Black told the Center for Public Integrity, which first discovered the filing. "When our website launches in a few weeks, we plan to reach out to our grassroots networks and contributors to mobilize them to support her."
The PAC's Facebook page describes Ready for Hillary as "an idea 5 long time friends came up with: one a former aide to Hillary, one a former adviser to Hillary, one a social med! ia guru, and 2 local Democratic activists. The goal? Get Ready for Hillary!"
Clinton, who will be leaving her Cabinet post soon, has repeatedly denied an interest in a 2016 campaign. Polls indicate she would be a popular candidate.