For Emily's List, the Democratic political group that has helped elect hundreds of women who support abortion rights, backing Joanna Weiss just made sense. Weiss, a first-time candidate for Congress in a competitive Orange County district, had founded a Democratic advocacy group and was proving to be a formidable fundraiser. But the sheer amount of money that Emily's List spent in support of Weiss raised eyebrows. During a single week in the congressional primary, the group's independent... Read this story
