SuperPACs & the Corporations Who Love Them
With more then $4 billion in total election spending - including millions of dollars in secret, anonoymous contributions - the 2010 midterm elections provided the first glimpse of the potential impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. This year’s Presidential election is on track to break records on election spending once again. If the Republican Primary elections are an indication of what’s to come, Super PAC spending could exceed direct campaign spending this year.
The report below, issued in partnership with the Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending (CAPS), provides a first look at the rise in Super PACs and the corporate donors who support these groups.
