Companies are Trying to Buy Politicians

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Shared October 19, 2026

Learn more citizen.org/ Follow the Money, Part 3 — The Case That Changed the Rules In the 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the US Supreme Court decided that corporations could spend whatever they want to influence election outcomes. This has led to the record-setting amount of money going into the 2026 midterm elections. But what are these companies trying to buy with their donations? Public Citizen Co-president Robert Weissman explains. #superpac #election #midterms2026 #supremecourt #moneyinpolitics