Money talks: Campaigns draw millions in 'outsider' cash
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ” It’s been eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared that political spending is free speech. The decision eased the way for corporations, unions or nonprofits to spend massive amounts to support, or more often, denounce candidates in tight races.Citizens United, as the ruling is commonly known, has transformed American political campaigns, most notably over the airways.But the flood of cash also pays for an army of field offices, canvassers, data […]
