If the story of Donald Trump’s supporting super PACs is one of disarray and infighting with underwhelming financial results, the story of Hillary Clinton’s super PACs is one of total domination.
Continue readingIndependent Journal, Blue Nation Review blur the lines of media and politics
Independent Journal Review and Blue Nation Review both maintain close but quiet ties with political agencies.
Continue readingShifting super PAC cash makes it even harder to follow the money
Though super PACs are required disclose their transactions, the strange money moving mechanics of super PACs continue to blur the lines of coordination — and make following the money that much more difficult.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Dark money allies
Dive deeper into the dark money supporting Clinton: the money in groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, moving from those groups to super PACs that support Clinton.
Continue readingLarge amounts of money are going to presidential candidates, but not directly
More money has been raised for presidential candidates in the first six months of the 2016 election cycle than in the same period during the previous two presidential cycles, but only a fraction is directly controlled by campaigns.
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