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It has been 11 years since "Citizens United" - when SCOTUS ruled the longstanding prohibition on independent expenditures by corporations violated the 1st Amendment.
Last year, on the decision's 10th anniversary, we explored how the landscape has changed: http://crp.org/10cu
Last year, on the decision's 10th anniversary, we explored how the landscape has changed: http://crp.org/10cu
The decade since has given rise to "megadonors" who have injected hundreds of millions of dollars into our election cycle by cutting massive checks to super PACs and other outside spending groups.
See the biggest donors of the 2020 cycle here: http://crp.org/tpds
See the biggest donors of the 2020 cycle here: http://crp.org/tpds
Overall, the 2020 cycle broke almost every financial record imaginable, in large part thanks to the freedoms granted by the Citizens United ruling.
The $14 billion price tag would have been unimaginable a decade earlier http://crp.org/14b
The $14 billion price tag would have been unimaginable a decade earlier http://crp.org/14b
Of the 10 most expensive Senate races of all time, 9 happened in 2020: http://crp.org/9o10sen
So did 4 of the 10 most expensive House races: http://crp.org/4010hr (The other 6 happened in 2018)
So did 4 of the 10 most expensive House races: http://crp.org/4010hr (The other 6 happened in 2018)
In the 2020 cycle, spending by outside groups at the federal level surpassed $3.3 billion http://crp.org/otsp
In 2020, outside groups together spent more than all candidates in 36 races. http://crp.org/ospcan
Meanwhile, Dark money groups poured more than $750 million into 2020 elections through political contributions and advertising. http://crp.org/drk202
