Jack Gillum, Associated Press
Super PAC’s Flooding GOP With Dollars
[AP] The names of these super political action committees — "Winning Our Future" and "Restore Our Future," for example — don't give any clues to the average voter who's behind them. And though big money has always been a part of big elections, this year's efforts are something new, a result of major court rulings easing spending limits by groups not directly linked to the candidates.
Money has always been a part of politics, but after campaign finance laws were gutted by the supreme court it is far easier to circumvent federal disclosure laws.
Free speech has never been easier to purchase.









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