Saturday, October 17, 2015

"Dark Money" From Oligarchs Fueling Republican Campaigns


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(Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Here's a graphic that shows where the outside Super PAC "dark money" (thanks, Supreme Court!) is going so far in this election cycle (click on image to enlarge):

(Washington Post)
A more detailed look at the mega-donors (over $500,000) supporting Super PACs for various candidates is here.  Not surprisingly, these oligarch donors represent 62 percent of the money raised by Republicans so far, as compared to only 12 percent for Democratic candidates.

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