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Georgia Senate race is now the most expensive of the 2022 midterms

Dec 6, 2022
Here's where that money has come from, and where it's going.
Local resident Reniya Weekes holds a sign to encourage people to vote early outside a polling station on November 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Hedge fund managers spend it up for candidates

Mar 11, 2016
Ted Cruz and Hilary Clinton are the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of the top recipients of hedge-fund campaign dollars.
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When a candidate exits, what happens to the cash?

Feb 2, 2016
An ex-candidate's super PAC is flush with donors' money, but no place to go.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tells a small gathering of supporters that he will suspend his presidential campaign February 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. 
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The steady flow of money feeding the presidential race

Feb 2, 2016
A closer look at the super PACs behind it all.

Nobody's minding the super PAC store

Oct 27, 2015
Super PACs don't seem to worry about bending the rules.

For public good, not for profit.

Where super PAC money goes when a candidate drops out

Sep 14, 2015
What does the group supporting Rick Perry do with the millions still in the bank?

Super PACs picking up the tab for campaign activities

Aug 11, 2015
Despite millions from supporters, Rick Perry can't make his staff payroll.

MayDay PAC: The end of the Super PAC era?

Jul 7, 2014
Lawrence Lessig decided the only way to take down Super PACs... was to make one.