Blame the terrible Supreme Court Citizens United decision for allowing for dark money.
The richest man in the state decides he does not like the Dem gubernatorial candidate (calls himself an "anti-Tina person”), spends a bunch of money on the two competing candidates, and a Dem +16 state a toss-up.
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) October 15, 2022
Best democracy money can buy. https://t.co/FbbelwXcP1
NEW: Diana Hendricks, the right-wing billionaire and Trump advisor donated $9.6 MILLION last quarter to Wisconsin Truth PAC, a Super PAC devoted to reelecting @SenRonJohnson and attacking his opponent @TheOtherMandela
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 15, 2022
Hendricks is best known for tax dodging pic.twitter.com/bosYlFll3N
Reclusive climate-denier billionaire seeking to “steer history” with dark money — that‘s how we roll these days? Not good.https://t.co/DwpmTCopmV
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) September 7, 2022
For months, a $1.6 billion donation has been influencing American politics from the shadows. Voters won’t get the transparency they deserve, but this article does a good job of connecting the dots:https://t.co/tK6itGR3Hu
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) September 1, 2022
Conservative political activist Leonard Leo's group has received the largest dark money donation ever reported: $1.6 billion.
— The Recount (@therecount) August 22, 2022
Leo has been referred to as Donald Trump's "Supreme Court whisperer" and was influential in the confirmation of all three justices Trump nominated. pic.twitter.com/DQRyzHUj9p
Sad! 