The full force of money, permitted by Citizens United and other U.S. Supreme Court decisions, has become clear in the Republican 2012 presidential primaries. Behind this flood of cash are super PACs, independent groups able to raise unlimited amounts of money and to support or attack candidates but prohibited from coordinating with them. We don’t know the total amounts spent (...)
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