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A Flood of Cash — Or A Trickle?

Among political professionals, including some Democratic operatives, we’ve detected a contrarian take on the true impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on corporate contributions. According to this view, political campaigns are already so saturated with corporate cash that any new money flowing in as a result of Citizens United will be like adding a thimble of water to the ocean. Zack Roth has been talking to the pros and has our report.

David Kurtz

David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of Talking Points Memo where he oversees the news operations of TPM and its sister sites.

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