Citizens United was a conservative think tank, and it was their case before the SC that led to the decision to essentially allow a fairly unregulated stream of money into campaigns.
The decision itself was made by a conservative majority, on a conservative titled court, in favor of a conservative organization, bankrolled by conservative donors, for the benefit of conservative candidates. After the decision, big conservatives voices including Graham and McConnell praised the ruling.
McConnell himself kicked the ball rolling with his own case before the SC to gut the BCRA, which, while it survived, was weakened by the case. Several years later it was gutted entirely by the Roberts court with the CU decision.
So, if you’re curious how conservatives are the architects of the current flood of money in politics, there is your answer.
Guarantee you if Trump brings this up at the debate he will get muted, even if it’s his turn to talk.
@Zincy
It’s a desperate play for the QAnon vote. ‘Cause, you know, they’re totally undecided up to this point.
Personally, I see it more as the desperate last ditch effort of a flailing, broke, and impossibly inept campaign to recapture the shift in public opinion (and subsequent Trump victory) the last minute announcement of an investigation into Hillary’s e-mails resulted in. Which (to be fair) could possibly have worked a little bit, were there not a few hundred other things Trump’s campaign is ignoring or outright lying about that people are currently far more concerned over. Or, you know, if the entire story didn’t have less journalistic value than the average supermarket tabloid on the current whereabouts of Bat Boy, and wasn’t built on coincidence and conspiracy so ridiculous it’s mere presence moves the flat earthers and people who believe world leaders and celebrities are actually reptile aliens up in credibility.
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