More than $1 billion worth of unaccountable "dark money" flowed into the 2020 election at the federal level. This secretive spending by groups with anonymous donors has a corrosive influence on American politics and leaves voters and candidates in the dark about who is attempting to influence their votes and the outcome of an election. 

As Congress considers campaign finance and other political reforms, Weston chats with two experts about how this undisclosed cash is thriving and why both political parties should join together to promote greater transparency in campaign spending.

Released on March 29, 2021

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• OpenSecrets: ‘Dark money’ topped $1 billion in 2020, largely boosting Democrats (March 2021)

• Issue One Report: In 2018, liberal dark money groups outspent conservative counterparts for first time since Citizens United (January 2019)

• Issue One Report: Dark Money Illuminated (September 2018)

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