When the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision, it allowed a torrent of unchecked dark money into political campaigning. Ordinary Americans of all political stripes have taken notice, and they overwhelmingly disapprove of the results.
After years of record-breaking election spending, blatant influence-peddling at the highest levels of government, and pay-for-play access schemes starring some of the most powerful CEOs in the world, Americans have a pretty good idea of who’s pulling all the strings.
A new survey from campaign finance reform group Issue One finds that across the political spectrum, Americans overwhelmingly agree that Citizens United-enabled political action committees — which allow corporations and the wealthy to give unlimited amounts in campaign donations — sp

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