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At the @nytimes "In a twist not foreseen by the Supreme Court in its Citizens United decision — a 2010 ruling that erased limits on political spending by corporations and labor groups — super PACs are at times entirely funded by sibling nonprofit groups... Gift article in thread
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... stripping voters of any ability to know which donors are responsible for attack ads or mailers that shape election choices." nytimes.com/2026/11/11/us/de…
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. @TheProspect “This is good for the state,” he said. “This is good for the nation.” “I was overjoyed for our volunteers and the folks that spent so much time giving their time and effort and energy to something that they believed in,” said Mangan.
“The same volunteers, particularly the community leads, that helped gather signatures stayed with us into the campaign phase after it was certified for the ballot … they stuck with us through that entire process.”prospect.org/2026/11/05/vote…
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.@newrepublic "the worst news for oligarchs in Tuesday’s election was passage of Montana Iniaitive 194 by a margin of 31 points. This is a deliberate and highly laudable assault on the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Citizens United"newrepublic.com/article/2176…
Transparent Election Initiative retweeted
On Election Day, Montanans said enough is enough when it comes to money in politics and resoundingly passed the Montana Plan. This initiative prevents corporations and outside groups from using dark money to try to manipulate elections in the state.
Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this milestone victory possible — and thank you for leading the way on fixing what's broken in our political system.
"Pop-up super PACs spending big during the final days of the 2026 election aren’t always what they seem to be. Some appear to have taken extra steps to obscure their motivations and the moneyed forces behind them" washingtonsun.com/influence/…
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'Buried' Nick Anderson, Dallas Morning News nickanderson.substack.com/p/…
At @CNBC The number of million-dollar late-forming super PACs has more than quadrupled since 2022, while their spending has grown nearly 35-fold cnbc.com/2026/10/31/2026-mid…
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.@ABC 7.1 BILLION! "political ad spending has exceeded $7.1 billion across House, Senate, and gubernatorial races in the 2026 midterm election cycle" abcnews.com/Politics/live-up…
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Those apparent shell corporations have accounted for the lion’s share of the largest artificial intelligence super PAC network’s expenses during this year’s election. theintercept.com/2026/10/29/…
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At @nytimes About $3.9 billion is set to be spent on advertising across House and Senate races for the general election, according to a New York Times analysis of data from AdImpact, a media-tracking firm Gift link in thread
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