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Super PACs super charge 2016 presidential election spending

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If you want to run for president in the U.S. — particularly if you are a Republican —you better have a super PAC on your side. Or be a billionaire. Since the 2010 Citizens United decision, special interest groups are playing a bigger role than ever in how campaigns are financed. The latest government released fundraising reports suggest that this election is already set to break all spending records.

John Dunbarhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/john-dunbarEleanor Bellhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/eleanor-bellhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/02/01/19227/super-pacs-super-charge-2016-presidential-election-spending

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