The impact of the Citizens United ruling and subsequent campaign finance changes are undeniable.
In 2010, the biggest Republican donor of the election cycle spent $7.6 million to support conservative candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics (CPR).
There was certainly loads of money pumped into elections prior to Citizens United.
“We find that Citizens United increased the GOP’s average seat share in the state legislature by five percentage points.
“Without Citizens United every frontline Congressional race of the last two cycles are TOTALLY different,” Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout tweeted .
Obama warned in a State of the Union speech that the Citizens United ruling could lead to foreign interference in U.S. elections.
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has proposed a similar “Democracy Dollars” program, which would expand this initiative across the country. »