Superbowl Ad Spending? Political Spending ... Hold my Beer. 2026 TV spending alone is greater than 59 Super Bowl ad spending combined 🤯 brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart...
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Join the movement to end corporate and dark money in politics and restore transparency to our elections. Together, we can undo the damage of Citizens United. https://linktr.ee/transparentelection
I-194 The Montana Plan wouldn't be possible without Montanans. It would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers and the thousands of Montanans that worked to place I-194 on the ballot! Thank you! Your Montana, Your Voice!
The answer is YES! 'States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power' prospect.org/2026/09/22/...
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics? - The American Prospect
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
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Worth the watch! @Reuters visit to Montana and I-194, The Montana Plan www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxC...
Montana's plan to beat Citizens United could reshape political spending
A Montana ballot initiative seeks to prohibit corporate election sp...
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“I haven’t talked to a person yet that doesn’t think that there’s too much money in politics,” said Jeff Mangan, a lifelong Montana resident who is the founder and president of the Transparent Election Initiative, the organization behind the proposal. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/...
Montana Ballot Measure Would Strike at Political ‘Dark Money’ (Gift Article)
A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot. Opponents say it violates a high court ruling.
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🤨 "The retreat a block from the beach is one of about 200 “artificial entities” — corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, and partnerships — allowed by the town charter to cast votes in local elections" www.votebeat.org/national/20...
In Delaware, corporations can vote in local elections. Some people are trying to change that.
A Delaware beach town offers broad voting rights to corporations, spurring broader debate over who should be allowed to take part in elections.
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"Good luck finding out who contributed this $265 million. That’s how much came from five dark-money groups, or nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors..." www.nytimes.com/interactive...
Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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Perceptions of government corruption are now higher in the U.S. than at any point in the past two decades and outpace most other countries, including advanced economies. Link in thread
"Secret money is not new. But the pervasiveness has reached industrial scale in 2026 and serves as a preview of its coming prevalence in 2028. Nearly every major primary and battleground race this fall has been or will be shaped by secret funds" @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/...
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election (Gift Article)
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
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.@CREWcrew "The more than 33.1 million in CREW’s analysis represents just the ground floor of how much this dark money network is pumping into the 2026 election cycle as it only includes contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) 1/2 Link in thread
One Step Closer - The Montana Plan I-194 @transparent406
We see that our political system is broken, then keep behaving as if it worked. We need serious change, and it's time to take bigger swings.
Join us for Follow the Money: A Dark Money Webinar on August 4, 2026 at 6PM MST luma.com/js2qevgu
Follow the Money - A Dark Money Webinar by TEI · Zoom · Luma
This webinar will focus mainly on the rise of independent expenditure spending in the past 20 years and particularly since Citizens United. Discussion…
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Independent Expenditures (excluding party committees) spending increased by a whopping 2,800% from Presidential Election year 2008 (144 Million) to Presidential election year 2024 (4.21 Billion) 🤯 📈 Join us in the effort to undo Citizens United at transparentelection.org
Montana Small Business support The Montana Plan Learn why at mainstreet.mttei.org
The Montana Plan for Main Street | Supporting Montana Small Businesses
The Montana Plan levels the playing field for Montana's Main Street small businesses by ending corporate dominance in our politics.
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A @BrennanCenter study published in 2025 documented that dark money spending nearly doubled from 2020 to 2024, reaching a record $1.9 billion—and that figure is likely an undercount.
The Montana Plan! Montana's history of battling money in politics & legacy of citizen-led democracy will lead the nation in this fight! Montana is just the 1st domino. We're starting in Montana... and we'll need your help to lead the nation!
. @IssueOneReform "..voters in Montana will also be asked whether they want to end corporate and dark money spending in Montana elections through an innovative ballot initiative known as the Montana Plan" link in thread" @transparent406
Independent Expenditures (excluding party committees) spending increased by a whopping 2,800% from Presidential Election year 2008 (144 Million) to Presidential election year 2024 (4.21 Billion) 🤯 📈 Join us in the effort to undo Citizens United at transparentelection.org
Independent Expenditure spending increased $1.3 BILLION in ONE Presidential Election cycle 2020-2024 🤯 📈 Growth isn't plateauing, it's compounding! Learn more at transparentelection.org
A @BrennanCenter study published in 2025 documented that dark money spending nearly doubled from 2020 to 2024, reaching a record $1.9 billion—and that figure is likely an undercount.
Dark money has evolved since Citizens United. Rather than purchasing their own advertisements (which would trigger some disclosure), dark money groups now primarily make massive transfers to allied super PACs—amounts far exceeding any previous direct spending.
"We must prohibit the use of corporate funds directly or indirectly for political purposes" TR first brought corporate and special interest spending & corruption to our attention in the early 1900s.
Be SIGN! Ready! Let us know you want to sign, find an event, access your Montana voter status & ensure all is up to date, and if you are not yet registered to vote, you'll also find instructions on the site! sign.mttei.org
