Record contributions from dark money groups and shell companies flooded 2022 midterm elections
Record contributions from dark money groups and shell companies flooded 2022 midterm elections
Dark money political contributions are booming, and Democrats are benefiting more than ever.
Citizens United is one of the worst Supreme Court decisions of all time. Definitely not the worst decision, but it's not too far off.
But more dark money is pouring into federal elections with less disclosure, and 501(c)(4) nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors reported less than $25 million in spending to the FEC during the entire 2022 election cycle — the lowest total since the **Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision **rolled back restrictions on corporate political speech. Months later, the Supreme Court’s SpeechNow.org v. FEC ruling —which effectively paved the way for super PACs — ushered in a new era of massive donations and groups spending unlimited sums on independent expenditures.
I can't help but notice that the Supreme Court is really leading the way with "bribes are cool" decisions here. It's almost like they are a corrupt group of people getting lavish gifts.
Why am I not shocked? Corruption as a thing predates Roman civilization.
If you can accurately determine this, it's not very dark money. Also this is always going to be true based on the nature of growth.
We know where the money was spent, we don't know where the money actually came from. That's why it's called "dark money", its origin is hidden under layers of obfuscation and misdirection.
Now, from other sources, we know that billionaires, corporations, and literal enemy governments are donating to superPACs and other shell companies. We just can't do anything about it because the Republicans on the Supreme Court have always put party before the people, or even a sane reading of the law.