Why are Democrats obsessed with Citizens United?

Published July 26, 2016 7:15pm ET



It’s Fascinating that so many Democrats are preoccupied with the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

Elizabeth Warren denounced it Monday and so did Bernie Sanders, who even indulged in a denunciation of the Koch brothers. But the fact is that the corporate political spending, which the Supreme Court ruled is protected by the First Amendment, had nothing to do with Donald Trump’s nomination victory and very little to do with Republican victories in congressional races in 2010, 2012 or 2014.

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