super pac

Super PACs Super-Size Campaign Corruption

Jan 21, 2012
Given time and enough money, the super PACs and other secretive political campaign funds are capable of causing corruptive influence that could reach from the presidency down to the lowest ranked members of the House.In the 2010 elections, 80 super PACs registered with the Federal Election Commission. This year, more than 250 have signed up.

Newt’s Venom Is Mitt’s Medicine

Jan 16, 2012
Newt Gingrich has made it clear that if he can't be president, he's going to try to take Mitt Romney down with him. But the former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught.The former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught.
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Stealth PAC Serves Romney in Iowa

Jan 2, 2012
Observers credit a spate of attack ads for Newt Gingrich’s recent tumble -- and Mitt Romney’s rise -- in Iowa polls ahead of the state’s Republican caucus. But where did they come from? Not Romney’s campaign, but rather a PAC staffed by former Romney insiders and empowered by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling to spend as much as it likes to destroy his opponents.

Attack of the Super PACs

Dec 24, 2011
While the Iowa Republican caucuses might not tell us much about who will win the party’s presidential nomination, they already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics.The Iowa Republican caucuses already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics.