Big money lost, but don't be relieved | Synopsis

Big money lost, but don't be relieved

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U.S. gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson, the biggest single donor in political history, poured tens of millions of dollars into campaigns in this election. Rick Hasen: Big money didn't buy the election, but it's still hugely influential Ineffective spending limits let big donors influence lawmakers, skew priorities, he says He says outside spending can't always buy elections, but it has good chance in close races Hasen: Unidisclosed donors keep voters from seeing who backs candidates, deals Editor's note: Richard L. Hasen is a professor at U.C. Irvine School of Law and author of "The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown." He also writes the Election Law Blog.

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Big money lost, but don't be relieved

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Rick Hasen says the growth of outside spending is still a powerful threat to democracy that must be changed.

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