November 2, 2012 | 5:13 PM | By Matthew Green
Where the Super PACs Spend Their Dough
Includes animation
FILED UNDER: Government, Interactive Presentations, Video, animation, campaign finance, elections, NPR, Super PACs, video
This animation by NPR does a good job showing where the super PACs and campaigns are funneling their cash to buy up airtime for political ads. Forgot California – in the months leading up to election day, it’s all about the battleground states!
FILED UNDER: Government, Interactive Presentations, Video, animation, campaign finance, elections, NPR, Super PACs, video
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Matthew Green runs KQED’s News Education Project, a new online resource for educators and the general public to help explain the news. The project lives at kqed.org/lowdown. View all posts by Matthew Green →
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