Political Wire: Citizens United Case Helped Elect More Republicans

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September 01, 2014

Citizens United Case Helped Elect More Republicans

Washington Post: "The 2010 Supreme Court decision that helped usher in a new era of political spending gave Republicans a measurable advantage on Election Day, according to a new study."

"The advantage isn't large, but it is statistically significant: The researchers found the ruling, in Citizens United v. FEC, was associated with a six percentage-point increase in the likelihood that a Republican candidate would win a state legislative race."

"And in six of the most affected states -- Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee -- the probability that a Republican would be elected to a state legislative seat increased by 10 percentage points or more. In five other states -- Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming -- Republican candidates were seven percentage points more likely to win."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/09/01/citizens_united_case_helped_elect_more_republicans.html

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Mission accomplished.

[sakabatou]

2. No shit.