Just last week over lunch with one of our reporters, I wondered aloud where Bob Perry was putting his campaign contributions this election cycle. We started looking into it, with the idea that if the Houston builder was flying under the radar this time around — unlike in 2004 when he funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth or 2006 when he funded the Economic Freedom Foundation — it might be indicative of the changed environment legally and politically that allows so much anonymous money to be pumped into the elections this year.
As it turns out, Perry’s giving is above the radar. It shows up in FEC filings filed yesterday by the group Karl Rove helped found, American Crossroads. Perry’s contribution: a cool $7 million.
