Democrats make a big show of bemoaning the influence of big corporations in elections and the Supreme Court ruling that allows for the formation of super-Political Action Committees that threaten to buy elections. But guess what? Democrats currently hold a 2 to 1 advantage when it comes to super PAC contributions. The biggest such fund? Americans for Responsible Solutions, which is supporting candidates in favor of gun control.
From As Election Day nears, Democrats lead in fundraising, USA TODAY:
Democratic-aligned super PACs headed into the summer with a more than 2-to-1 cash advantage over Republican political action committees, many of which spent heavily on bruising Senate primaries, a USA TODAY review of the latest federal campaign reports shows.