#History shows a pattern:
Most amendments "come in waves after long periods of constitutional inaction. What’s more, those short bursts of activity typically have followed periods of deep division and gridlock like ours."
#28thAmendment#campaignfinance
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New from the @thedailybeast's @SollenbergerRC: Tax returns reveal a "dark money" nonprofit tied to billionaire GOP donor Richard Uihlein that posts voter rolls & amplifies disproven fraud claims raised over $20.5 million in the year after the 2020 election https://t.co/x20Djjlvnd
“Dark money” groups aligned with the Republican and Democratic parties’ congressional leadership have steered hundreds of millions from secret donors into 2022 federal elections. https://t.co/pBo4ghcxmJ
Of the over $2.1 billion outside groups spent on 2022 midterm elections, more than 69% went toward attacking federal candidates, a new OpenSecrets analysis found. https://t.co/7lLXvUfTCM
Of the over $2.1 billion outside groups spent on 2022 midterm elections, more than 69% went toward attacking federal candidates, a new OpenSecrets analysis found. https://t.co/7lLXvUflNe
NEW: Corporate PACs and industry trade groups poured more than $61 million into the leadership PACs and campaigns of election objectors during the 2022 election cycle, a OpenSecrets analysis found. https://t.co/1PfoDOFxS9 by @annalecta and @KeithPNewell
Exploited “the vulnerabilities in American governance, including reliance on campaign contributions, susceptibility to powerful lobbying firms & lax enforcement of disclosure laws...” @usapromise https://t.co/yPd6WevL6y
In Texas, a state with no contribution limits, Abbott has raised more than $116 million. The incumbent has outraised his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, by a margin of nearly three to one as of Oct. 4. https://t.co/EUT6FjwNPp
As results from the midterms continue to roll in, read OpenSecrets' analsysis on the total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections, which is projected to exceed $16.7 billion. https://t.co/Bp6SLNd734
The defense sector spent over $101 million on federal lobbying in the first three quarters of 2022 and its affiliates gave $17.5 million to members of Congress during the 2022 midterm election cycle. https://t.co/bgpGXdb4WQ
Thanks to @OpenSecretsDC for great reporting! Dark money’ groups aligned with party leadership steer hundreds of millions of dollars into 2022 federal elections https://t.co/btEis4VgmX via @OpenSecretsDC
“Dark money” groups aligned with the Republican and Democratic parties’ congressional leadership have steered hundreds of millions from secret donors into 2022 federal elections. https://t.co/pBo4ghcxmJ
Outside groups spent about $1.9 billion to influence federal elections through Oct. 31. The biggest outside spenders are super PACs aligned with Republican and Democratic congressional leadership. https://t.co/Bp6SLNuIrE
The defense sector spent over $101 million on federal lobbying in the first three quarters of 2022 and its affiliates have given $17.5 million to members of Congress during the 2022 midterm election cycle. https://t.co/bgpGXdteaY by @taylorgiorno_ & @filip_timotija
NEW: The total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections is projected to exceed $16.7 billion, according to a new OpenSecrets analysis. https://t.co/Bp6SLNvghc by @taylorgiorno_
Donald Trump’s leadership PAC just made a $20 million donation to another PAC.
Trump could’ve spent the money on other Republicans.
Now the PAC can spend it on him.
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The total cost of 2022 federal midterm elections is projected to exceed $9.3 billion, according to an early, conservative estimate by OpenSecrets. https://t.co/qZPSLfYwOd
Geez....this is crazy! We need a @usapromise constitutional amendment to regulate spending!!! In Battle for Senate, Super PACs Tap Big Donors and Dark Money - BNN Bloomberg https://t.co/zqOpRlljAr