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The Numbers Don’t Lie

If you aren’t sure Citizens United gave rise to the super PACs, just follow the money.

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Richard L. Hasen is a professor of law and political science at the U.C. Irvine School of Law and author of The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown. He also writes the Election Law Blog.