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Informationen zum Autor Melissa M. Smith is a professor of communication and holds the Gibbons Chair of Journalism at Mississippi University for Women. Klappentext More than two billion dollars. That's how much money was spent in the 2012 presidential campaign-the most expensive campaign in history. Each party raised and spent more than one billion dollars as the traditional boundaries of campaign financing were ignored. Both parties could do so because they were playing in a game with new rules-rules that largely developed after the 2010 Supreme Court ruling known as Citizens United. That case removed many restrictions on donation limits, particularly for corporations and unions. The result was the development of a new set of political players called "Super PACs" that were allowed to enter the political arena and spend an unlimited amount of money on behalf of clients.This book looks at how Super PACs raised and spent money and influenced the 2012 election. It provides an insightful look at how both right- and left-leaning groups approached the election and impacted the political process. Zusammenfassung This book helps identify and explain how the new federal campaign finance rules changed the way campaigns were run and paid for in 2012! along with shifting the balance of power from political parties to third-party interest groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: The genesis of Super PACs in the 2010 midterm electionsSuper PACs in the 2012 Primaries Major Super PACs and Supporters: An OverviewThe Republican Primaries: Mitt Romney and Restore Our FutureDemocratic Super PACs active in the 2012 Republican PrimarySuper PACs in the 2012 General Election Major Democratic Super PACs in General ElectionPresident Barack Obama and Priorities USANot-For-Profit Super PACsMajor Republican Super PACsRomney and Restore Our Future 2: The General ElectionKarl Rove and American CrossroadsLone MavericksBarry P. Smith Looking Back, Looking Forward: Conclusions and DiscussionIndex About the Authors ...
