SPOTLIGHT: CREW\’s Post-Election Analysis Shows the Influence of Campaign Spending

Easily claiming the title of the most expensive midterm yet, the 2014 election cycle showed the continuing post-Citizens United transformation of American politics. CREW evaluated the impact of campaign spending in our latest analysis and found that spending from outside groups played a massive role for both sides.

These groups, some of which do not disclose donors, spent more than both candidates and parties in many races throughout the country. With more influence coming from dark money and super PACs, are these groups cemented as a permanent part of our political system?