Tag Archives: Citizens United

Let The $5 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Media Execs Say Yay! Edition)

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Over the past year the hardguessing staff has reported any number of estimates of the overall spending for the 2012 election: $4 billion, $6 billion, $9.8 billion, and etc. Now comes the latest guesstimate, via AlterNet: Advertising on Television Rockets, … Continue reading →

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Super (Val) PAC: Handy Clip ‘n’ Save Guide

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Third-party political groups are all the rage these days, thanks to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision deregulating corporate election expenditures. Bottom line: Newly constituted Super PACs can collect as much money as they want from whomever they want … Continue reading →

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WSJ Tracks Super PACs

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

As the hardworking staff has relentlessly chronicled, Super PACs are driving the GOP presidential primary in a way no one (Paging the Supreme Court . . . paging the totally clueless Supreme Court) could have imagined. But at least someone … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (FEC Go To Hell Edition)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Bad news on the political advertising front from Thursday’s News York Times: Democratic Senator’s Ads May Break New Ground WASHINGTON — A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a … Continue reading →

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