Super PAC money flooding Congressional races
With weeks to go until the primary election, spending in Congressional races in Illinois has already surpassed $6 million.
“Since the Supreme Court says Super PACs must be allowed to receive unlimited contributions, at the very least voters deserve to know who’s behind those big donations — who’s trying to influence them — before they cast their ballots,” stated RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan. The current system “opens the door to corruption and gives outsized influence to wealthy individuals and special interests at the expense of everyone else.”
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