Oct 20 2020 28 mins 1.9k
Dark money is a bipartisan issue. When the Supreme Court handed down the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission verdict more than a decade ago, conservatives were primarily benefitting from a system that allowed organizations with undisclosed donors to pour money into races. Now, although dark money spending this election is down overall, liberal organizations are spending more. On today’s show, Center for Responsive Politics Executive Director Sheila Krumholz walks us through how dark money is working in this election and why she’s optimistic the courts will take another pass at campaign finance law.
