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Effects of Citizens United at the Forefront in Minnesota
Want to know the effect that Citizens United has had on elections this year? Look no further than the Minnesota gubernatorial race.
On one hand, Democratic-Farm Labor endorsed candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher has raised $981K for the entire year thus far. On the other hand, MN Forward, a conservative “pro-business conduit” created by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has raised more than $1M in less than one month. How did MN Forward raise so much money? On the backs of 13 corporations including Kraft Foods, Target, and Best Buy.
As Pat Doyle writes in a feature for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, although the companies have told employees they are not endorsing or opposing specific candidates, their contributions have allowed MN Forward to spend $195,000 in ads support of GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
