What would you call an election in which over 95 percent of campaign spending is funded by groups that publicly disclose the names and addresses of their donors to the Federal Election Commission, along with information on donors’ employers and occupations? The Huffington Post’s Paul Blumenthal calls it “the dark money election.” The Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political contributions and spending, writes in The Daily Beast that “the 2014 election cycle is on track to be the darkest election in recent history.”
Source: Dark money still a bit player | TheHill
