Trump-Watch: Why do US elections have to be so expensive? The power of money in the 2026 midterms
PACS, Super-PACS and Dark Money: In this episode, the hosts analyze the logic of US campaign contributions – and the role of the Supreme Court.
The US midterm elections, two months away, are expected to be the most expensive ever, with over $9 billion in campaign donations. The high cost of campaigns in the US is attributed to the significant influence of money in politics, despite attempts to limit it through laws. According to Christian Lammert, a professor at FU Berlin, the US Supreme Court's decisions since 2010 have enabled the formation of SuperPACs, which have poured large sums of money into campaigns.
Lammert notes that limiting campaign spending could also restrict the right to free political speech.
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