Associations are using the power shift in Congress to “make new friends” with the Democratic leadership, and major strategy changes in their political action committees have steered more money toward the new majority party in recent months. The November 2006 elections, besides catapulting Democrats into the majority, shuffled key leadership posts on major committees. Now, industry groups are targeting those influential members with contributions very early in the 2008 election cycle. Early PAC spending by the Credit Union National Association reflects the shift. The trade group spent $184,089 in the first quarter of 2007, much of it steered toward Democrats, according to… Read More