Independent Expenditures, Donald Trump, 2016 cycle

Organizations and individuals looking to do more than just write a check to their favorite candidates can spend unlimited money -- independently -- to buy ads, send mail or otherwise advocate for the election or defeat of specific candidates. Corporations, labor unions and ideological groups may also spend directly on these activities as a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. They cannot coordinate with candidates or parties.

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