The 2022 primary season was saturated with this uncontrolled, often undeclared money, which influenced elections all around the country.
Money Politics articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
Shed More Light On Money In Swedish Politics
Some Swedish political parties try to work around donation restrictions, thus the need to revisit Sweden’s lenient regulatory stance.
Inside The Right’s Historic Billion-Dollar Dark Money Transfer
A dark money group led by Trump judicial adviser Leonard Leo, sponsored by mogul, Barre Seid, helped abolish federal abortion rights.
Outside Money Floods New York Congressional Races
Super PACs spent $9 million, more than three times in 2018, to try to sway the New York congressional primary on August 23.
Federal Lobbying Spending On Track To Set New Record In 2022
Federal lobbying spending reached $2 billion after a staggering $1.1 billion during the first quarter of the year. This is unprecedented.
Democratic group to spend millions on Secretary of State races this fall
A voting rights group is planning to raise millions to assist democrats in getting elected to Secretary of State positions nationwide.
America’s billionaire class is funding anti-democratic forces
Today’s billionaire class is promoting a radically anti-democratic agenda, supporting Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was rigged.
Dark Money Gets Darker With Less Disclosure In The 2022 Elections
There is a need to enforce more stringent rules on the disclosure if the problem of dark money will be addressed. In stark contrast to this ideal, however, dark money is getting darker with less disclosure in the 2022 midterms. This article by Anna Massoglia is published by Open Secrets. Here is an excerpt: Dark […]
Where Megadonors Are Spending Big to Shape The Democratic Party
Even though Democrats are practically certain to lose their majority in the House, their primaries are attracting record sums of money.
Moneyed Interests, Information Provision, and Congress
Politicians wrongly assume their self-interests are compatible with constituents’ interests, the rich tend to have more access to them.