Jan 21, 2012
Two years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling has seen the rise of the "super PAC," which can take unlimited donations from people or corporations in support of a candidate.
Many believe that the ability to donate in this way to candidates is giving the super-rich too much influence.
The San Francisco Chroniclereports:
Through organizations with names like Winning Our Future, wealthy interests can furtively fund the type of nasty TV ads that torpedoed then-surging Newt Gingrich before the Iowa caucuses and later carpet-bombed South Carolinians with commercials calling Mitt Romney a job-killing "corporate raider" when he led the Bain Capital private equity firm.
At the same time, presidential aspirants can claim that they had nothing to do with the attacks because the presidential campaigns can't legally communicate with the super PACs doing the dirty work.
Canada's Globe and Mail notes that the super PACs can outspend the campaigns themselves:
The super political action committee, or Super PAC as they are called, act as a surrogate for the candidate, often pulling in far more money than the candidate's own campaign and waging a withering line of attack on the airwaves against opponents.
CNNlooked at super PAC spending in South Carolina:
... a Republican source familiar with ad buys in the state told CNN that the Romney campaign has spent $1.9 million total on the South Carolina airwaves, while a super PAC backing Romney has spent roughly $2.5 million.
Gingrich, meanwhile, spent just $640,000 total on television here.
"Winning Our Future," a super PAC supporting Gingrich, has spent $1.76 million - far less than the $3.4 million the group promised to shell out for a hard-edged ad attacking Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital.
In an op-ed yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Public Citizen president Robert Weissmanwrote:
It's a virtual certainty that all of this spending will fundamentally distort our democracy, tilting the playing field to favor corporate interests, discouraging new candidates, chilling elected officials and shifting the overall policymaking debate even further in the direction of giant corporate interests and the super-wealthy.
And the Columbia Missourianhas more from a critic:
"There is no possibility of democracy in this country as long as corporations can buy elections of both branches of government (legislative and executive) and the courts," Nestor Mackno,a nurse and Columbia resident, said. "They are puppets of large capitalist corporations on both sides (of the aisle)."
The Center for Responsive Politicsreports that as of today, 290 groups organized as Super PACs have reported total receipts of $32,008,813 and total expenditures of $33,879,526 in the 2012 cycle.
Group | Supports/Opposes | Independent Expenditures | Viewpoint | Total Raised |
---|---|---|---|---|
Restore Our Future | supports Romney | $11,368,873 | Conservative | $12,231,700 |
Winning Our Future | supports Gingrich | $4,572,163 | Conservative | $0 |
Make Us Great Again | supports Perry | $3,959,824 | Conservative | $0 |
Endorse Liberty | supports Paul | $3,062,801 | Conservative | $0 |
Our Destiny PAC | supports Huntsman | $2,453,204 | Conservative | $0 |
Red, White and Blue | supports Santorum | $1,806,169 | Conservative | $0 |
House Majority PAC | $1,403,505 | Liberal | $2,110,000 | |
American Crossroads | $1,064,223 | Conservative | $6,679,887 | |
Club for Growth Action | $574,102 | Conservative | $1,344,592 | |
9-9-9 FUND | supports Cain | $468,445 | Conservative | $0 |
Citizens for a Working America PAC | supports Romney | $455,000 | Conservative | $858 |
Majority PAC | $450,559 | Liberal | $1,082,407 | |
Priorities USA Action | supports Obama | $321,229 | Liberal | $3,161,535 |
Santa Rita Super PAC | supports Paul | $317,542 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedomworks for America | $301,672 | Conservative | $0 | |
Women Vote! | $288,500 | Liberal | $262,888 | |
Strong America Now | supports Gingrich | $230,011 | Conservative | $0 |
Leaders for Families | supports Santorum | $218,411 | Conservative | $0 |
Rethink PAC | opposes Brown | $156,000 | Liberal | $0 |
Communications Workers of America | $107,000 | Liberal | $295,000 | |
Cooperative of American Physicians | $102,184 | $1,300,149 | ||
Americans for a Better Tomorrow,Tomorrow | supports Cain | $90,100 | Conservative | $0 |
Revolution PAC | supports Paul | $40,406 | Conservative | $0 |
Conservative Action Fund | $25,287 | Conservative | $86,481 | |
Lantern Project | $20,435 | Liberal | $25,310 | |
DGA Action | $8,082 | Liberal | $0 | |
Turn Right USA | $5,792 | Conservative | $420 | |
United Mine Workers of America Power PAC | $4,782 | Liberal | $0 | |
Raising Red | $2,125 | Conservative | $200,000 | |
Matthew 25 Network | $1,100 | Liberal | $0 | |
Citizens Alliance for Better Candidates | $0 | $0 | ||
United States Transportation Technology | $0 | $0 | ||
1911 United | supports Obama | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
2010 Leadership Council | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
50 State Strategy | $0 | Liberal | $1,510 | |
A Promise to Our Children | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
A SuperPAC for Hire | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
ABO 2012 Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Accountability 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $598 | |
Action 4 Liberty | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AFL-CIO Workers' Voices PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2 | |
Alaskans Standing Together | $0 | Conservative | $8,337 | |
Alliance to Protect Taxpayers | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
America for the People | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America Get Up | $0 | Conservative | $31,720 | |
America Votes Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $73,061 | |
America's Families First Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $160,373 | |
America's Next Generation | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America's President Committee | $0 | Conservative | $124,343 | |
America's Super Alliance PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Bridge 21st Century | $0 | Liberal | $1,562,774 | |
American Citizens of Modest Means | $0 | $0 | ||
American Conservative Union | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Crosswinds | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Dental Assn | $0 | $15 | ||
American Freedom and Growth | $0 | $0 | ||
AMERICAN LATINO ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTIO | $0 | $0 | ||
American Legacy Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $885 | |
American LP | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
American Pheonix Super PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Chase Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Sunrise | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for a Better Tomorrow Today | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for New Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $12,153 | |
Americans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $193,000 |
Arizonans Working Together | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Article II Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Blue America PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Brady Bunch PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Bucket Tea Party | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Building a Better Bluegrass | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Cain Connections PAC | supports Cain | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
California Association of Physician Grou | $0 | $30,950 | ||
California for Integrity in Government | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Campaign for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Campaign for Primary Accountability | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CARMEN'S List | $0 | Liberal | $2,959 | |
Carpenter's Dist. Council/KC & Vicinity | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
CAs for Fiscally Conservative Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CatholicVote.org Candidate Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CAUSE PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Christians United | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Christine PAC | $0 | Conservative | $119,914 | |
Civitas | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens Fireup Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Economic & Natl Security | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citizens for Prosperity and Good Governm | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Strength & Security | $0 | Liberal | $3,000 | |
Citizens Protest Non Profit | $0 | Liberal | $7,087 | |
Citizens United | $0 | Conservative | $3,775 | |
Club for Growth Advocacy | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Cmte for a New Start in the Right Direct | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Coalition for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Coalition to Protect American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Committee to Elect an Effective Valley C | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Concerned Taxpayers of America | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Congressional Leadership Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Conservative National Committee | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
Conservatives for Truth | $0 | Conservative | $127 | |
CREDO Super PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Downtown for Democracy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Draft Christie For President | $0 | Conservative | $5,680 | |
Economic Innovation Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Economic Strategy Group | $0 | $0 | ||
Efficient America | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Emergency Committee for Israel | $0 | Conservative | $6,153 | |
Ending Spending Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Environment Colorado Action Cmte | $0 | Liberal | $2,500 | |
Faith Family Freedom Fund | $0 | Conservative | $209,296 | |
Bank of America Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Feel the Heat PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
FFP PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Florida Freedom and Growth | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Florida Is Not for Sale | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Frack Action USA | $0 | $36,375 | ||
Freedom and Liberty PAC | supports Johnson | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedom Born | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Freedom Frontier Action Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Freedom Path Action Network | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
FREEDOM PLAINS ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
FREEDOM TRAIL ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
Friends for a Democratic White House | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Friends for Democracy in Libya | $0 | $0 | ||
Fund for Freedom | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Global Diaspora PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Government Integrity Fund | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Grow PAC | $0 | Conservative | $9,950 | |
Heartland Revolution Citizens Fund | $0 | Liberal | $63,680 | |
Hispanic Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
United States Billionaires Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Independent Source | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Indiana Values Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
indyamericans.com | opposes Perry | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
JAN PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Jobs for Florida | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Jobs For Iowa | $0 | Conservative | $136,000 | |
Jobs for South Carolina | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Keep Conservatives United | supports Bachmann | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
LA Forward | $0 | $0 | ||
Social Security Administration Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
League of Conservation Voters | $0 | Liberal | $1,238 | |
Legislating Effective American Democracy | $0 | $0 | ||
Let Freedom Ring America PAC | $0 | Conservative | $11,000 | |
Liberty Action PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Lincoln Club of Orange County IE Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Louisiana Truth PAC | $0 | Liberal | $15,250 | |
Majority Action | $0 | Liberal | $32 | |
Men Against Prostitution and Trafficking | $0 | $0 | ||
My America | $0 | $26,210 | ||
National Assn of Realtors | $0 | $303 | ||
National Republican Women's Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND | $0 | $0 | ||
Natl Nurses United 4 Patient Protection | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
NEA Advocacy Fund | $0 | Liberal | $20,849 | |
New Hope PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
New House Independent Expenditure Cmte | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Independent Party | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Power PAC | $0 | Liberal | $210 | |
New Prosperity Foundation | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
No 2 Sides PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
No Mercy PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Occupy Politics | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Ohio State Tea Party | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Our Future Ohio PAC | $0 | Liberal | $5,075 | |
Our Voice | $0 | Conservative | $12,940 | |
Parents for a Brighter Future | $0 | $0 | ||
Partnership for America's Future | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Patriot Majority PAC | $0 | Liberal | $10,335 | |
Patriot Super PAC | supports Obama | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Patriots for a Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Patriots Fund | $0 | Conservative | $10,500 | |
Peach Tea PAC | $0 | Unknown | $551 | |
People's Majority | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Planned Parenthood Votes | $0 | Liberal | $1,071 | |
Playoff PAC | $0 | $7,950 | ||
Progressive Kick | $0 | Liberal | $100,041 | |
ProgressOhio | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Protect Alaska's Future | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Protecting America's Retirees | $0 | Liberal | $6,153 | |
Protecting Choice in California 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $2,348 | |
Protecting Our Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
PURO PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Real Leader PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Rebuilding America | $0 | $0 | ||
Remove Weiner Support Ulrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Renew Delaware | opposes Carper | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Republican Governors Assn Ohio | $0 | Conservative | $3,096 | |
Republican Presidenital Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $1,500 | |
Republican Truth Squad | supports Romney | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Restart Congress | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Restore America's Voice PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Restore Our America | $0 | Conservative | $13,355 | |
Restore Trust PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Ron Paul Volunteers | supports Paul | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Saving Florida's Future | $0 | Liberal | $5,661 | |
Sierra Club Independent Action | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Small Business Political Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Solutions 2012 | supports Gingrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Speak Out For America | $0 | Conservative | $19,171 | |
SpeechNow.org | $0 | Conservative | $6,342 | |
Spirit of America Solutions | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Stop Public Unions Now | $0 | Conservative | $10,773 | |
Strong Utah | supports Hatch | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Super PAC for America | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
TEA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Tea Party Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Texans for America's Future | opposes Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Aggies for Perry 2012 | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC | $0 | Conservative | $56,596 | |
The American Worker | $0 | Liberal | $37,263 | |
The Internet | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Triple Crown Project | $0 | $0 | ||
Trust In Small Business | $0 | Conservative | $5,173 | |
United Food & Commercial Workers Advcy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Yale University Grads Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hillary Clinton For A Better America Sup | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bill Clinton for a Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Alaska Natives Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bloomingdale's Depart Store Customers Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
MLB Sports Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Regions Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USAID Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Harvard University Graduates Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
State Farm Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Commerce Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United Nations Diplomats Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Sears Department Store Customers Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Dick Cheney for a Better America Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Indians Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican 2012 Presidential Candidates | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Defense Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
General Motors Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AIG Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Treasury Employees Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Amtrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Justice Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Energy Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Allstate Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States HUD Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wells Fargo Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Marriott Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Airlines Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Fidelity Investments Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Costco Store Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
George W Bush For A Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Health Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Native Americans Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Macy's Department Store Customers Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citibank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of State Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DOT Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Federal Reserve Bank Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
JC Penny Department Store Customers Supe | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
IRS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Democratic Presidential Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USCIS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Labor Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Interior Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NBA Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Westgate Resorts Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NFL Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Red Cross Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USDA Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Ed Employees Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Suntrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DHS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hilton Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
US Israel Friendship PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Valley-Israel Allience | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Veterans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $16,625 |
Vietnamese American PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Virginia Tea Party Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Vote Out Incumbents for Democracy | $0 | Conservative | $47 | |
Voters for Common Sense | $0 | $0 | ||
Voters for Justice | $0 | Liberal | $10,500 | |
We Love USA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
We're Not Going Back | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
West Hollywood/Bev Hills Stonewall Dems | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
WOLF PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Working for Us PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2,911 | |
Working for Working Americans | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
YG Action Fund | supports Cantor | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Young Republicans for a Better Florida | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Young Voters | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Your America | $0 | Unknown | $0 |
Based on data released by the FEC on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
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Two years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling has seen the rise of the "super PAC," which can take unlimited donations from people or corporations in support of a candidate.
Many believe that the ability to donate in this way to candidates is giving the super-rich too much influence.
The San Francisco Chroniclereports:
Through organizations with names like Winning Our Future, wealthy interests can furtively fund the type of nasty TV ads that torpedoed then-surging Newt Gingrich before the Iowa caucuses and later carpet-bombed South Carolinians with commercials calling Mitt Romney a job-killing "corporate raider" when he led the Bain Capital private equity firm.
At the same time, presidential aspirants can claim that they had nothing to do with the attacks because the presidential campaigns can't legally communicate with the super PACs doing the dirty work.
Canada's Globe and Mail notes that the super PACs can outspend the campaigns themselves:
The super political action committee, or Super PAC as they are called, act as a surrogate for the candidate, often pulling in far more money than the candidate's own campaign and waging a withering line of attack on the airwaves against opponents.
CNNlooked at super PAC spending in South Carolina:
... a Republican source familiar with ad buys in the state told CNN that the Romney campaign has spent $1.9 million total on the South Carolina airwaves, while a super PAC backing Romney has spent roughly $2.5 million.
Gingrich, meanwhile, spent just $640,000 total on television here.
"Winning Our Future," a super PAC supporting Gingrich, has spent $1.76 million - far less than the $3.4 million the group promised to shell out for a hard-edged ad attacking Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital.
In an op-ed yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Public Citizen president Robert Weissmanwrote:
It's a virtual certainty that all of this spending will fundamentally distort our democracy, tilting the playing field to favor corporate interests, discouraging new candidates, chilling elected officials and shifting the overall policymaking debate even further in the direction of giant corporate interests and the super-wealthy.
And the Columbia Missourianhas more from a critic:
"There is no possibility of democracy in this country as long as corporations can buy elections of both branches of government (legislative and executive) and the courts," Nestor Mackno,a nurse and Columbia resident, said. "They are puppets of large capitalist corporations on both sides (of the aisle)."
The Center for Responsive Politicsreports that as of today, 290 groups organized as Super PACs have reported total receipts of $32,008,813 and total expenditures of $33,879,526 in the 2012 cycle.
Group | Supports/Opposes | Independent Expenditures | Viewpoint | Total Raised |
---|---|---|---|---|
Restore Our Future | supports Romney | $11,368,873 | Conservative | $12,231,700 |
Winning Our Future | supports Gingrich | $4,572,163 | Conservative | $0 |
Make Us Great Again | supports Perry | $3,959,824 | Conservative | $0 |
Endorse Liberty | supports Paul | $3,062,801 | Conservative | $0 |
Our Destiny PAC | supports Huntsman | $2,453,204 | Conservative | $0 |
Red, White and Blue | supports Santorum | $1,806,169 | Conservative | $0 |
House Majority PAC | $1,403,505 | Liberal | $2,110,000 | |
American Crossroads | $1,064,223 | Conservative | $6,679,887 | |
Club for Growth Action | $574,102 | Conservative | $1,344,592 | |
9-9-9 FUND | supports Cain | $468,445 | Conservative | $0 |
Citizens for a Working America PAC | supports Romney | $455,000 | Conservative | $858 |
Majority PAC | $450,559 | Liberal | $1,082,407 | |
Priorities USA Action | supports Obama | $321,229 | Liberal | $3,161,535 |
Santa Rita Super PAC | supports Paul | $317,542 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedomworks for America | $301,672 | Conservative | $0 | |
Women Vote! | $288,500 | Liberal | $262,888 | |
Strong America Now | supports Gingrich | $230,011 | Conservative | $0 |
Leaders for Families | supports Santorum | $218,411 | Conservative | $0 |
Rethink PAC | opposes Brown | $156,000 | Liberal | $0 |
Communications Workers of America | $107,000 | Liberal | $295,000 | |
Cooperative of American Physicians | $102,184 | $1,300,149 | ||
Americans for a Better Tomorrow,Tomorrow | supports Cain | $90,100 | Conservative | $0 |
Revolution PAC | supports Paul | $40,406 | Conservative | $0 |
Conservative Action Fund | $25,287 | Conservative | $86,481 | |
Lantern Project | $20,435 | Liberal | $25,310 | |
DGA Action | $8,082 | Liberal | $0 | |
Turn Right USA | $5,792 | Conservative | $420 | |
United Mine Workers of America Power PAC | $4,782 | Liberal | $0 | |
Raising Red | $2,125 | Conservative | $200,000 | |
Matthew 25 Network | $1,100 | Liberal | $0 | |
Citizens Alliance for Better Candidates | $0 | $0 | ||
United States Transportation Technology | $0 | $0 | ||
1911 United | supports Obama | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
2010 Leadership Council | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
50 State Strategy | $0 | Liberal | $1,510 | |
A Promise to Our Children | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
A SuperPAC for Hire | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
ABO 2012 Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Accountability 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $598 | |
Action 4 Liberty | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AFL-CIO Workers' Voices PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2 | |
Alaskans Standing Together | $0 | Conservative | $8,337 | |
Alliance to Protect Taxpayers | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
America for the People | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America Get Up | $0 | Conservative | $31,720 | |
America Votes Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $73,061 | |
America's Families First Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $160,373 | |
America's Next Generation | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America's President Committee | $0 | Conservative | $124,343 | |
America's Super Alliance PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Bridge 21st Century | $0 | Liberal | $1,562,774 | |
American Citizens of Modest Means | $0 | $0 | ||
American Conservative Union | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Crosswinds | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Dental Assn | $0 | $15 | ||
American Freedom and Growth | $0 | $0 | ||
AMERICAN LATINO ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTIO | $0 | $0 | ||
American Legacy Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $885 | |
American LP | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
American Pheonix Super PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Chase Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Sunrise | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for a Better Tomorrow Today | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for New Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $12,153 | |
Americans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $193,000 |
Arizonans Working Together | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Article II Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Blue America PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Brady Bunch PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Bucket Tea Party | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Building a Better Bluegrass | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Cain Connections PAC | supports Cain | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
California Association of Physician Grou | $0 | $30,950 | ||
California for Integrity in Government | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Campaign for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Campaign for Primary Accountability | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CARMEN'S List | $0 | Liberal | $2,959 | |
Carpenter's Dist. Council/KC & Vicinity | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
CAs for Fiscally Conservative Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CatholicVote.org Candidate Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CAUSE PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Christians United | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Christine PAC | $0 | Conservative | $119,914 | |
Civitas | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens Fireup Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Economic & Natl Security | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citizens for Prosperity and Good Governm | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Strength & Security | $0 | Liberal | $3,000 | |
Citizens Protest Non Profit | $0 | Liberal | $7,087 | |
Citizens United | $0 | Conservative | $3,775 | |
Club for Growth Advocacy | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Cmte for a New Start in the Right Direct | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Coalition for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Coalition to Protect American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Committee to Elect an Effective Valley C | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Concerned Taxpayers of America | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Congressional Leadership Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Conservative National Committee | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
Conservatives for Truth | $0 | Conservative | $127 | |
CREDO Super PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Downtown for Democracy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Draft Christie For President | $0 | Conservative | $5,680 | |
Economic Innovation Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Economic Strategy Group | $0 | $0 | ||
Efficient America | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Emergency Committee for Israel | $0 | Conservative | $6,153 | |
Ending Spending Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Environment Colorado Action Cmte | $0 | Liberal | $2,500 | |
Faith Family Freedom Fund | $0 | Conservative | $209,296 | |
Bank of America Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Feel the Heat PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
FFP PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Florida Freedom and Growth | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Florida Is Not for Sale | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Frack Action USA | $0 | $36,375 | ||
Freedom and Liberty PAC | supports Johnson | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedom Born | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Freedom Frontier Action Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Freedom Path Action Network | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
FREEDOM PLAINS ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
FREEDOM TRAIL ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
Friends for a Democratic White House | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Friends for Democracy in Libya | $0 | $0 | ||
Fund for Freedom | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Global Diaspora PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Government Integrity Fund | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Grow PAC | $0 | Conservative | $9,950 | |
Heartland Revolution Citizens Fund | $0 | Liberal | $63,680 | |
Hispanic Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
United States Billionaires Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Independent Source | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Indiana Values Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
indyamericans.com | opposes Perry | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
JAN PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Jobs for Florida | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Jobs For Iowa | $0 | Conservative | $136,000 | |
Jobs for South Carolina | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Keep Conservatives United | supports Bachmann | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
LA Forward | $0 | $0 | ||
Social Security Administration Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
League of Conservation Voters | $0 | Liberal | $1,238 | |
Legislating Effective American Democracy | $0 | $0 | ||
Let Freedom Ring America PAC | $0 | Conservative | $11,000 | |
Liberty Action PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Lincoln Club of Orange County IE Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Louisiana Truth PAC | $0 | Liberal | $15,250 | |
Majority Action | $0 | Liberal | $32 | |
Men Against Prostitution and Trafficking | $0 | $0 | ||
My America | $0 | $26,210 | ||
National Assn of Realtors | $0 | $303 | ||
National Republican Women's Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND | $0 | $0 | ||
Natl Nurses United 4 Patient Protection | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
NEA Advocacy Fund | $0 | Liberal | $20,849 | |
New Hope PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
New House Independent Expenditure Cmte | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Independent Party | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Power PAC | $0 | Liberal | $210 | |
New Prosperity Foundation | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
No 2 Sides PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
No Mercy PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Occupy Politics | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Ohio State Tea Party | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Our Future Ohio PAC | $0 | Liberal | $5,075 | |
Our Voice | $0 | Conservative | $12,940 | |
Parents for a Brighter Future | $0 | $0 | ||
Partnership for America's Future | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Patriot Majority PAC | $0 | Liberal | $10,335 | |
Patriot Super PAC | supports Obama | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Patriots for a Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Patriots Fund | $0 | Conservative | $10,500 | |
Peach Tea PAC | $0 | Unknown | $551 | |
People's Majority | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Planned Parenthood Votes | $0 | Liberal | $1,071 | |
Playoff PAC | $0 | $7,950 | ||
Progressive Kick | $0 | Liberal | $100,041 | |
ProgressOhio | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Protect Alaska's Future | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Protecting America's Retirees | $0 | Liberal | $6,153 | |
Protecting Choice in California 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $2,348 | |
Protecting Our Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
PURO PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Real Leader PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Rebuilding America | $0 | $0 | ||
Remove Weiner Support Ulrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Renew Delaware | opposes Carper | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Republican Governors Assn Ohio | $0 | Conservative | $3,096 | |
Republican Presidenital Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $1,500 | |
Republican Truth Squad | supports Romney | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Restart Congress | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Restore America's Voice PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Restore Our America | $0 | Conservative | $13,355 | |
Restore Trust PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Ron Paul Volunteers | supports Paul | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Saving Florida's Future | $0 | Liberal | $5,661 | |
Sierra Club Independent Action | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Small Business Political Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Solutions 2012 | supports Gingrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Speak Out For America | $0 | Conservative | $19,171 | |
SpeechNow.org | $0 | Conservative | $6,342 | |
Spirit of America Solutions | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Stop Public Unions Now | $0 | Conservative | $10,773 | |
Strong Utah | supports Hatch | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Super PAC for America | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
TEA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Tea Party Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Texans for America's Future | opposes Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Aggies for Perry 2012 | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC | $0 | Conservative | $56,596 | |
The American Worker | $0 | Liberal | $37,263 | |
The Internet | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Triple Crown Project | $0 | $0 | ||
Trust In Small Business | $0 | Conservative | $5,173 | |
United Food & Commercial Workers Advcy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Yale University Grads Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hillary Clinton For A Better America Sup | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bill Clinton for a Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Alaska Natives Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bloomingdale's Depart Store Customers Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
MLB Sports Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Regions Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USAID Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Harvard University Graduates Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
State Farm Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Commerce Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United Nations Diplomats Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Sears Department Store Customers Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Dick Cheney for a Better America Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Indians Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican 2012 Presidential Candidates | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Defense Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
General Motors Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AIG Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Treasury Employees Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Amtrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Justice Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Energy Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Allstate Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States HUD Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wells Fargo Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Marriott Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Airlines Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Fidelity Investments Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Costco Store Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
George W Bush For A Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Health Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Native Americans Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Macy's Department Store Customers Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citibank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of State Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DOT Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Federal Reserve Bank Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
JC Penny Department Store Customers Supe | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
IRS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Democratic Presidential Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USCIS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Labor Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Interior Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NBA Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Westgate Resorts Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NFL Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Red Cross Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USDA Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Ed Employees Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Suntrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DHS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hilton Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
US Israel Friendship PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Valley-Israel Allience | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Veterans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $16,625 |
Vietnamese American PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Virginia Tea Party Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Vote Out Incumbents for Democracy | $0 | Conservative | $47 | |
Voters for Common Sense | $0 | $0 | ||
Voters for Justice | $0 | Liberal | $10,500 | |
We Love USA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
We're Not Going Back | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
West Hollywood/Bev Hills Stonewall Dems | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
WOLF PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Working for Us PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2,911 | |
Working for Working Americans | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
YG Action Fund | supports Cantor | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Young Republicans for a Better Florida | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Young Voters | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Your America | $0 | Unknown | $0 |
Based on data released by the FEC on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
Two years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling has seen the rise of the "super PAC," which can take unlimited donations from people or corporations in support of a candidate.
Many believe that the ability to donate in this way to candidates is giving the super-rich too much influence.
The San Francisco Chroniclereports:
Through organizations with names like Winning Our Future, wealthy interests can furtively fund the type of nasty TV ads that torpedoed then-surging Newt Gingrich before the Iowa caucuses and later carpet-bombed South Carolinians with commercials calling Mitt Romney a job-killing "corporate raider" when he led the Bain Capital private equity firm.
At the same time, presidential aspirants can claim that they had nothing to do with the attacks because the presidential campaigns can't legally communicate with the super PACs doing the dirty work.
Canada's Globe and Mail notes that the super PACs can outspend the campaigns themselves:
The super political action committee, or Super PAC as they are called, act as a surrogate for the candidate, often pulling in far more money than the candidate's own campaign and waging a withering line of attack on the airwaves against opponents.
CNNlooked at super PAC spending in South Carolina:
... a Republican source familiar with ad buys in the state told CNN that the Romney campaign has spent $1.9 million total on the South Carolina airwaves, while a super PAC backing Romney has spent roughly $2.5 million.
Gingrich, meanwhile, spent just $640,000 total on television here.
"Winning Our Future," a super PAC supporting Gingrich, has spent $1.76 million - far less than the $3.4 million the group promised to shell out for a hard-edged ad attacking Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital.
In an op-ed yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Public Citizen president Robert Weissmanwrote:
It's a virtual certainty that all of this spending will fundamentally distort our democracy, tilting the playing field to favor corporate interests, discouraging new candidates, chilling elected officials and shifting the overall policymaking debate even further in the direction of giant corporate interests and the super-wealthy.
And the Columbia Missourianhas more from a critic:
"There is no possibility of democracy in this country as long as corporations can buy elections of both branches of government (legislative and executive) and the courts," Nestor Mackno,a nurse and Columbia resident, said. "They are puppets of large capitalist corporations on both sides (of the aisle)."
The Center for Responsive Politicsreports that as of today, 290 groups organized as Super PACs have reported total receipts of $32,008,813 and total expenditures of $33,879,526 in the 2012 cycle.
Group | Supports/Opposes | Independent Expenditures | Viewpoint | Total Raised |
---|---|---|---|---|
Restore Our Future | supports Romney | $11,368,873 | Conservative | $12,231,700 |
Winning Our Future | supports Gingrich | $4,572,163 | Conservative | $0 |
Make Us Great Again | supports Perry | $3,959,824 | Conservative | $0 |
Endorse Liberty | supports Paul | $3,062,801 | Conservative | $0 |
Our Destiny PAC | supports Huntsman | $2,453,204 | Conservative | $0 |
Red, White and Blue | supports Santorum | $1,806,169 | Conservative | $0 |
House Majority PAC | $1,403,505 | Liberal | $2,110,000 | |
American Crossroads | $1,064,223 | Conservative | $6,679,887 | |
Club for Growth Action | $574,102 | Conservative | $1,344,592 | |
9-9-9 FUND | supports Cain | $468,445 | Conservative | $0 |
Citizens for a Working America PAC | supports Romney | $455,000 | Conservative | $858 |
Majority PAC | $450,559 | Liberal | $1,082,407 | |
Priorities USA Action | supports Obama | $321,229 | Liberal | $3,161,535 |
Santa Rita Super PAC | supports Paul | $317,542 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedomworks for America | $301,672 | Conservative | $0 | |
Women Vote! | $288,500 | Liberal | $262,888 | |
Strong America Now | supports Gingrich | $230,011 | Conservative | $0 |
Leaders for Families | supports Santorum | $218,411 | Conservative | $0 |
Rethink PAC | opposes Brown | $156,000 | Liberal | $0 |
Communications Workers of America | $107,000 | Liberal | $295,000 | |
Cooperative of American Physicians | $102,184 | $1,300,149 | ||
Americans for a Better Tomorrow,Tomorrow | supports Cain | $90,100 | Conservative | $0 |
Revolution PAC | supports Paul | $40,406 | Conservative | $0 |
Conservative Action Fund | $25,287 | Conservative | $86,481 | |
Lantern Project | $20,435 | Liberal | $25,310 | |
DGA Action | $8,082 | Liberal | $0 | |
Turn Right USA | $5,792 | Conservative | $420 | |
United Mine Workers of America Power PAC | $4,782 | Liberal | $0 | |
Raising Red | $2,125 | Conservative | $200,000 | |
Matthew 25 Network | $1,100 | Liberal | $0 | |
Citizens Alliance for Better Candidates | $0 | $0 | ||
United States Transportation Technology | $0 | $0 | ||
1911 United | supports Obama | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
2010 Leadership Council | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
50 State Strategy | $0 | Liberal | $1,510 | |
A Promise to Our Children | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
A SuperPAC for Hire | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
ABO 2012 Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Accountability 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $598 | |
Action 4 Liberty | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AFL-CIO Workers' Voices PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2 | |
Alaskans Standing Together | $0 | Conservative | $8,337 | |
Alliance to Protect Taxpayers | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
America for the People | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America Get Up | $0 | Conservative | $31,720 | |
America Votes Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $73,061 | |
America's Families First Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $160,373 | |
America's Next Generation | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
America's President Committee | $0 | Conservative | $124,343 | |
America's Super Alliance PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Bridge 21st Century | $0 | Liberal | $1,562,774 | |
American Citizens of Modest Means | $0 | $0 | ||
American Conservative Union | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Crosswinds | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
American Dental Assn | $0 | $15 | ||
American Freedom and Growth | $0 | $0 | ||
AMERICAN LATINO ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTIO | $0 | $0 | ||
American Legacy Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $885 | |
American LP | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
American Pheonix Super PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Chase Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Sunrise | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for a Better Tomorrow Today | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Americans for New Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $12,153 | |
Americans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $193,000 |
Arizonans Working Together | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Article II Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Blue America PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Brady Bunch PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Bucket Tea Party | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Building a Better Bluegrass | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Cain Connections PAC | supports Cain | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
California Association of Physician Grou | $0 | $30,950 | ||
California for Integrity in Government | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Campaign for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Campaign for Primary Accountability | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CARMEN'S List | $0 | Liberal | $2,959 | |
Carpenter's Dist. Council/KC & Vicinity | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
CAs for Fiscally Conservative Leadership | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CatholicVote.org Candidate Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
CAUSE PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Christians United | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Christine PAC | $0 | Conservative | $119,914 | |
Civitas | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens Fireup Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Economic & Natl Security | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citizens for Prosperity and Good Governm | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Citizens for Strength & Security | $0 | Liberal | $3,000 | |
Citizens Protest Non Profit | $0 | Liberal | $7,087 | |
Citizens United | $0 | Conservative | $3,775 | |
Club for Growth Advocacy | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Cmte for a New Start in the Right Direct | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Coalition for American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Coalition to Protect American Values | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Committee to Elect an Effective Valley C | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Concerned Taxpayers of America | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Congressional Leadership Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Conservative National Committee | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
Conservatives for Truth | $0 | Conservative | $127 | |
CREDO Super PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Downtown for Democracy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Draft Christie For President | $0 | Conservative | $5,680 | |
Economic Innovation Action Fund | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Economic Strategy Group | $0 | $0 | ||
Efficient America | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Emergency Committee for Israel | $0 | Conservative | $6,153 | |
Ending Spending Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Environment Colorado Action Cmte | $0 | Liberal | $2,500 | |
Faith Family Freedom Fund | $0 | Conservative | $209,296 | |
Bank of America Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Feel the Heat PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
FFP PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Florida Freedom and Growth | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Florida Is Not for Sale | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Frack Action USA | $0 | $36,375 | ||
Freedom and Liberty PAC | supports Johnson | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Freedom Born | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Freedom Frontier Action Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Freedom Path Action Network | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
FREEDOM PLAINS ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
FREEDOM TRAIL ACTION NETWORK | $0 | $0 | ||
Friends for a Democratic White House | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Friends for Democracy in Libya | $0 | $0 | ||
Fund for Freedom | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Global Diaspora PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Government Integrity Fund | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Grow PAC | $0 | Conservative | $9,950 | |
Heartland Revolution Citizens Fund | $0 | Liberal | $63,680 | |
Hispanic Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
United States Billionaires Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Independent Source | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Indiana Values Super PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
indyamericans.com | opposes Perry | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
JAN PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Jobs for Florida | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Jobs For Iowa | $0 | Conservative | $136,000 | |
Jobs for South Carolina | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Keep Conservatives United | supports Bachmann | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
LA Forward | $0 | $0 | ||
Social Security Administration Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
League of Conservation Voters | $0 | Liberal | $1,238 | |
Legislating Effective American Democracy | $0 | $0 | ||
Let Freedom Ring America PAC | $0 | Conservative | $11,000 | |
Liberty Action PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Lincoln Club of Orange County IE Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Louisiana Truth PAC | $0 | Liberal | $15,250 | |
Majority Action | $0 | Liberal | $32 | |
Men Against Prostitution and Trafficking | $0 | $0 | ||
My America | $0 | $26,210 | ||
National Assn of Realtors | $0 | $303 | ||
National Republican Women's Cmte | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND | $0 | $0 | ||
Natl Nurses United 4 Patient Protection | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
NEA Advocacy Fund | $0 | Liberal | $20,849 | |
New Hope PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
New House Independent Expenditure Cmte | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Independent Party | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
New Power PAC | $0 | Liberal | $210 | |
New Prosperity Foundation | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
No 2 Sides PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
No Mercy PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Occupy Politics | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Ohio State Tea Party | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Our Future Ohio PAC | $0 | Liberal | $5,075 | |
Our Voice | $0 | Conservative | $12,940 | |
Parents for a Brighter Future | $0 | $0 | ||
Partnership for America's Future | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Patriot Majority PAC | $0 | Liberal | $10,335 | |
Patriot Super PAC | supports Obama | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Patriots for a Better Tomorrow | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Patriots Fund | $0 | Conservative | $10,500 | |
Peach Tea PAC | $0 | Unknown | $551 | |
People's Majority | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Planned Parenthood Votes | $0 | Liberal | $1,071 | |
Playoff PAC | $0 | $7,950 | ||
Progressive Kick | $0 | Liberal | $100,041 | |
ProgressOhio | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Protect Alaska's Future | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Protecting America's Retirees | $0 | Liberal | $6,153 | |
Protecting Choice in California 2010 | $0 | Liberal | $2,348 | |
Protecting Our Vote | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
PURO PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Real Leader PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Rebuilding America | $0 | $0 | ||
Remove Weiner Support Ulrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Renew Delaware | opposes Carper | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Republican Governors Assn Ohio | $0 | Conservative | $3,096 | |
Republican Presidenital Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $1,500 | |
Republican Truth Squad | supports Romney | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Restart Congress | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Restore America's Voice PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Restore Our America | $0 | Conservative | $13,355 | |
Restore Trust PAC | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Ron Paul Volunteers | supports Paul | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Saving Florida's Future | $0 | Liberal | $5,661 | |
Sierra Club Independent Action | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Small Business Political Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Solutions 2012 | supports Gingrich | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Speak Out For America | $0 | Conservative | $19,171 | |
SpeechNow.org | $0 | Conservative | $6,342 | |
Spirit of America Solutions | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Stop Public Unions Now | $0 | Conservative | $10,773 | |
Strong Utah | supports Hatch | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Super PAC for America | $0 | Conservative | $100 | |
TEA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Tea Party Fund | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Texans for America's Future | opposes Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Aggies for Perry 2012 | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC | $0 | Conservative | $56,596 | |
The American Worker | $0 | Liberal | $37,263 | |
The Internet | $0 | Unknown | $0 | |
Triple Crown Project | $0 | $0 | ||
Trust In Small Business | $0 | Conservative | $5,173 | |
United Food & Commercial Workers Advcy | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Yale University Grads Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hillary Clinton For A Better America Sup | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bill Clinton for a Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Alaska Natives Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Bloomingdale's Depart Store Customers Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
MLB Sports Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Regions Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USAID Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Harvard University Graduates Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
State Farm Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Commerce Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United Nations Diplomats Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Sears Department Store Customers Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Dick Cheney for a Better America Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Indians Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Republican 2012 Presidential Candidates | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Defense Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
General Motors Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
AIG Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Treasury Employees Super P | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Amtrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Justice Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Energy Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Allstate Insurance Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States HUD Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wells Fargo Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Marriott Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Airlines Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Fidelity Investments Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Costco Store Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
George W Bush For A Better America Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Health Employees S | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Native Americans Tribe Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Macy's Department Store Customers Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Citibank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of State Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DOT Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Federal Reserve Bank Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
JC Penny Department Store Customers Supe | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
IRS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Democratic Presidential Elections Victor | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USCIS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Labor Employees Su | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept of Interior Employees | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NBA Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Westgate Resorts Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
NFL Sport Players Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
American Red Cross Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
USDA Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States Dept Of Ed Employees Super | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Suntrust Bank Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
United States DHS Employees Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Hilton Hotel Customers Super PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
US Israel Friendship PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Valley-Israel Allience | supports Berman | $0 | Liberal | $0 |
Veterans for Rick Perry | supports Perry | $0 | Conservative | $16,625 |
Vietnamese American PAC | $0 | $0 | ||
Virginia Tea Party Alliance | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Vote Out Incumbents for Democracy | $0 | Conservative | $47 | |
Voters for Common Sense | $0 | $0 | ||
Voters for Justice | $0 | Liberal | $10,500 | |
We Love USA PAC | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
We're Not Going Back | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
West Hollywood/Bev Hills Stonewall Dems | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
WOLF PAC | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
Working for Us PAC | $0 | Liberal | $2,911 | |
Working for Working Americans | $0 | Liberal | $0 | |
YG Action Fund | supports Cantor | $0 | Conservative | $0 |
Young Republicans for a Better Florida | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Young Voters | $0 | Conservative | $0 | |
Your America | $0 | Unknown | $0 |
Based on data released by the FEC on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
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