Super PACs Spending Big On States Too

In addition to the more than $95 million Super PACs have already spent on independent expenditures aimed at tilting the 2012 presidential election, a new Center for Responsive Politics analysis reveals they are spending big in the states. Super PACs have already spent over $12 million on Congressional races, even though the November elections are six months away. In 24 different races, Super PAC have already spent $100,000 or more. While the well-funded presidential campaigns will likely be able at least be competitive with outside groups, the anything-goes post-Citzens United and SpeechNow.org campaign finance landscape leaves congressional and local races particularly vulnerable to well-funded outside groups sweeping in with a multi-million dollar barrage of attack ads against overwhelmingly less-well funded campaigns.