As More Money Flows Into Campaigns Americans Worry About Its Influence

As more money flows into campaigns, Americans worry about its influence

As more money flows into campaigns, Americans worry about its influence By Drew DeSilver and Patrick van Kessel Americans of different political persuasions may not agree on much , but one thing they ... read more

Poll: Americans say money has too much influence in campaigns

By Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, and Fred Backus. Money and politics. As the 2016 presidential race begins, 84 percent of Americans think money has too much influence in ... read more

How Does Outside Money Flow Into Campaigns? | PBS News

Paul Solman tracks the outside money pouring into some campaigns and examines how big of an influence they have. This is all part of his regular reporting on 'Making Sense of Financial News'. read more

Americans’ Views on Money in Politics - The New York Times

Most Americans say that money has too much of an influence on politicians and that campaign finance changes are needed. JUNE 2, 2015 Related article The nationwide telephone poll was conducted on ... read more

Rerouting the flow of ‘dark money’ into political campaigns

A cynic might think that's just as well because dark money will find its way into the system no matter what. As election scholars often note, campaign money is like water; it always finds an outlet. read more

The influence of super PACs and dark money on this year's campaigns - NPR

The influence of super PACs and dark money on this year’s campaigns Billions of dollars have been spent on the 2024 election — and that cash hasn't just come from everyday Americans. read more

Party fundraising provision, crafted in secret, could shift money flow in politics

A massive expansion of party fundraising slipped into a congressional budget deal this week would fundamentally alter how money flows into political campaigns, providing parties with new muscle to ... read more

Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A majority of Americans worry that Elon Musk's drive to slash the federal government could hurt services their communities depend on and believe that billionaires ... read more

Lobbying’s top 50 pour $540M into influence campaigns - The Hill

The top 50 lobbying spenders in Washington, hailing almost exclusively from corporate America, spent more than $540 million on influence campaigns last year. read more

Explainer: How big money flows into politics - CBS News

Super PACs can raise unlimited money from corporations, unions and individuals - no more $5,000 limit - and can spend as much as they want to influence elections, including through ads explicitly ... read more