Who is trying to influence our vote to their benefit?
The Supreme Court decision in 2010, known as Citizens United has been one of the most "influential" decisions leading to the erosion of our representative democracy.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
This is one way foreign countries influence elections for their gain. I saw this up close in our primary elections this year (2024) in Congressional Districts 03 & 05.
How has Citizens United decision changed elections in the United States?
Citizens United Explained (by BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE)
"The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations."
This is one way foreign countries influence elections for their gain. I saw this up close in our primary elections this year (2024) in Congressional Districts 03 & 05.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
This is one way foreign countries influence elections for their gain. I saw this up close in our primary elections this year (2024) in Congressional Districts 03 & 05.
Pro-Israel PACs poised to spend big to unseat progressive members of Congress in 2024 election cycle A November house vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was the latest effort to counter members of the progressive “squad” by politicians backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The squad, a group of eight lawmakers,
Pro-Israel PACs poised to spend big to unseat progressive members of Congress in 2024 election cycle A November house vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was the latest effort to counter members of the progressive “squad” by politicians backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The squad, a group of eight lawmakers, mainly women, has been critical of Israeli policy and is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Already one of the most influential political organizations in Washington, AIPAC created a political action committee in 2021, enabling the organization to contribute directly to political campaigns.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
Oregon's 3rd Congressional District: "Filings show a political action committee tied to AIPAC spent $1.3 million on attacks against former Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal in May while giving $1 million to a group supporting her opponent."
Defending the United States against Russian dark money
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
The same dark money groups the meddled in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District also spend big in Oregon's 5th Congressional District during the May 2024 primary election too.
"Financial controls still focus on terrorist financing, even as the US National Security Strategy of December 2017 identified China and Russia as key challenges, revisionist powers “that use technology, propaganda, and coercion to shape a world antithetical to our interests and values.”1 All these challenges involve dark money—financing that is not publicly visible."
"Unprecedented surge in ‘dark money’ floods 2024 elections"
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
“Dark money” groups and shell companies are on track to steer more money from undisclosed sources to the 2023-2024 election than any prior cycle
In 2023 alone, shell companies and dark money groups injected over $162 million into political groups such as super PACs, surpassing the level of dark contributions seen at the same point in any
“Dark money” groups and shell companies are on track to steer more money from undisclosed sources to the 2023-2024 election than any prior cycle
In 2023 alone, shell companies and dark money groups injected over $162 million into political groups such as super PACs, surpassing the level of dark contributions seen at the same point in any prior election cycle, a new OpenSecrets analysis of Federal Election Commission data found.
OpenSecrets has tracked more than $2.8 billion in dark money spending & contributions reported to the FEC since the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision in 2010.
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
"Money dominates the current political climate and it is essential that attention is drawn to this fact, especially in campus communities. Follow the dollar through this resource guide as we take a comprehensive look on how our democratic system operates through the lens of big private money."
Dark Money also infiltrated Oregon Congressional Districts 03 & 05 in May 2024
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
Dark Money also infiltrated Oregon Congressional Districts 03 & 05 in May 2024
"The ads and mailers were paid for by the Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities, a dark money group that has been involved in Oregon politics since 2022. That summer, the Capital Chronicle detailed how the coalition managed to avoid campaign finance laws by carefully wording its missives: Groups that do issue advocacy, or
"The ads and mailers were paid for by the Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities, a dark money group that has been involved in Oregon politics since 2022. That summer, the Capital Chronicle detailed how the coalition managed to avoid campaign finance laws by carefully wording its missives: Groups that do issue advocacy, or spend to support a cause that isn’t directly tied to an election, don’t have to file as political action committees or report their campaign spending or fundraising."
Follow the dollar through this resource guide.
Open Secrets is a good place to search for answers regarding who's paying for political ads.
Dark Money also infiltrated Oregon Congressional Districts 03 & 05 in May 2024
"Wealth is power. It is essential to recognize billionaires, corporations, political nonprofits, and more have the capacity to greatly impact every facet of the election process down to the candidates that remain by the end of an election race. They can easily utilize funding as a means to convert their own needs into political influence,
"Wealth is power. It is essential to recognize billionaires, corporations, political nonprofits, and more have the capacity to greatly impact every facet of the election process down to the candidates that remain by the end of an election race. They can easily utilize funding as a means to convert their own needs into political influence, which has substantial impacts on everyday American citizens who should be the sole directors of election outcomes."