Who funds the super PACs that are influencing the 2012 elections?
It’s a handful of the super rich, many of them billionaires, who can give unlimited amounts to the PACs. The super PACs raised $230 million so far in this election and $131 million of it (57 percent) came from just 47 individuals, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and several other organizations reported Thursday. The top contributor is billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, who give exclusively to Republicans.
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