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