The Future of Campaign Finance

article | October 16, 2014

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By  election day, an estimated $200 million in “dark money” will have flowed into the 2014 mid-term elections, more than any other election season when Presidential elections are factored out. But after two recent Supreme Court decisions, Citizens United v F.E.C., and McCutcheon v F.E.C., what will the future of campaign finance hold? In a Google Hangout this week, two experts answered your questions on a broad range of topics, including what influence dark money has on elections, and if the two recent Supreme Court decisions really had an impact. Watch the whole conversation above.

Participants

Mark Schmitt

Director of the Political Reform Program at New America

Katherine Mangu-Ward

Managing Editor of Reason

Moderator

Fuzz Hogan

Managing Editor at New America

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