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Georgia Senate race is now the most expensive of the 2022 midterms

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 6, 2022
Here's where that money has come from, and where it's going.
Local resident Reniya Weekes holds a sign to encourage people to vote early outside a polling station on November 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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What you need to know about the role of dark money in Alabama's election

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 12, 2017
Anonymous super PACs have poured millions of dollars into advertising on both sides.
Roy Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, is running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Jeff Sessions was appointed U.S. Attorney General by President Donald Trump.
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Hedge fund managers spend it up for candidates

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 11, 2016
Ted Cruz and Hilary Clinton are the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
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When a candidate exits, what happens to the cash?

by Sally Herships
Feb 2, 2016
An ex-candidate's super PAC is flush with donors' money, but no place to go.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tells a small gathering of supporters that he will suspend his presidential campaign February 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. 
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The steady flow of money feeding the presidential race

by Scott Tong
Feb 2, 2016
A closer look at the super PACs behind it all.
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Sanders has no super PAC — but he might have something better

by Tony Wagner
Nov 4, 2015
Republicans used to enjoy big support from small donors, but Democrats have the edge online.
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Nobody's minding the super PAC store

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 27, 2015
Super PACs don't seem to worry about bending the rules.
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Where super PAC money goes when a candidate drops out

by Nova Safo
Sep 14, 2015
What does the group supporting Rick Perry do with the millions still in the bank?
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Super PACs picking up the tab for campaign activities

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 11, 2015
Despite millions from supporters, Rick Perry can't make his staff payroll.
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MayDay PAC: The end of the Super PAC era?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 7, 2014
Lawrence Lessig decided the only way to take down Super PACs... was to make one.
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