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New report links dark money surge to Citizens United decision
Original: Out today: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and th
A new piece published today by the Texas Observer argues that the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and that right-wing groups have used that opening with devastating efficiency. The argument is that influence is bought not through persuasion but simply by writing large checks to campaigns and causes. Readers are sharing the piece and debating the role of undisclosed money in elections.
Why now: The Texas Observer just published a new story examining dark money in the 15 years since the Citizens United ruling.
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- Out today: "The 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited dark money in American politics, and the right has used it with devastating efficiency. And they do this not by writing treatises but by writing checks." https://www. texasobserver.org/altar-boy-so… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 19
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