Democratic super PACs team up (Updated)

This just in from today's edition of POLITICO Influence:

DEVELOPING … DEM SUPER PACS BANDING TOGETHER: Democrat-backing super PAC Priorities USA Action is joining with political committees Majority PAC and House Majority PAC to form a joint fundraising committee they’re calling Unity 2012. Priorities USA Action, run by two former Obama White House staffers in Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, had struggled to raise money during the election cycle — until Obama gave his blessing for big-dollar donors to begin donating to it. Diana Rogalle is serving as Unity 2012 treasurer, according to a federal filing. See the filing here: http://bit.ly/zTPWxF

The idea of teaming up has been in the works for a while now: Maggie reported in December that Priorities USA was looking at coordinating efforts with several other groups.

UPDATE: Reached this afternoon by POLITICO Influence, Priorities USA Action leader Bill Burton said of the new joint committee: “This joint effort is basically a convenience for donors who are looking to participate in more than one progressive organization.”