How can we curb Big Money’s corrupting influence?
Via The Institute for Southern Studies
Election Day 2014 is more than eight weeks away, but one winner is already clear: Big Money. According to the election spending watchdog website OpenSecrets.org, U.S. House and Senate candidates have already raked in more than $1.1 billionfor the 2013-2014 cycle. On top of that, more than $364 millionhas already been spent by outside groups, with almost half — $142 million — coming from groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, leading some to call this the “Dark Money Election.”
By all accounts, the public is wary of Big Money’s growing political clout at the expense of everyday voters. A recent poll from the Democratic polling firm Democracy Corps was typical in finding that a strong majority of likely voters in 12 U.S. Senate battleground states believe the flood of super PAC spending is “wrong and leads to our elected officials representing the views of wealthy donors.”
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