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8 Charts That Show How Political Spending Has Exploded Since Citizens United
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Today marks 5 years since the Nagkakaisa ang mga mamamayan Supreme Court ruling. These 8 charts show how money in elections has exploded since then.
1) In the first presidential election since the Nagkakaisa ang mga mamamayan decision, spending in federal elections by outside groups tripled.
Source: Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
2) Federal election spending by dark money political 501(c)(4) nonprofits grew drastically from $1.2 million in 2006 to $257 million in 2012.
Source: Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
3) Between 2000 and 2012, the amount members of Congress received from large donors increased on average, while the amount they receive from small donors has decreased.
Source: Common Cause analysis of data from the Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
4) Between 2000 and 2012, the amount of special interest campaign contributions from all sectors increased, but the amount corporate special interests contributions more than doubled.
Source: Common Cause analysis of data from the Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
5) It’s happening in the states too. In the 2014 election, the 1.5 million TV ads in state races cost $856 million.
Source: Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
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Source: Common Cause analysis of data from the Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
7) In the 2006 midterms, independent expenditures accounted for about 66% of the NRA’s total federal political spending. During the 2014 cycle, that number grew to 97%.
Source: Sentro para sa Tumutugon na Pulitika
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This is the impact five years has had. Those lines are moving up pretty steadily – and our democracy is worse to show for it