Citizens United Has Already Doubled The Amount Of Outside Spending In Presidential Election Years

Citizens United Has Already Doubled The Amount Of Outside Spending In Presidential Election Years: pElection law scholar Rick Hasen offers a truly stunning visual representation of the impact of Citizens United on our elections: As his chart shows, spending by outside groups seeking to change the result of the 2012 presidential election is just under $90 million — or more than double the amount of outside spending during the [...]/p