User:Emraeah/Dark money

edits I can work on

- dark money and police

- donating to 501(c)(4) orgs (already some info, but could expand)

- dark money for "defense"

- dark money follow up on koch's wife spending less since he passed

could i combine police/defense parts under same title of where dark money is going towards

- but i do not have evidence there are primary places; just what has come up

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501(c) nonprofits are able to spend money on campaign advertising without having to disclose donor information. It has been found that dark money expenditures are associated with negative ads.

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This study also found Conservatives have a higher likelihood of purchasing negative ads with dark money than disclosed expenditures as compared to Liberals. Liberals and Conservatives are equally as likely to attack candidates, but Liberals are less likely to do so through dark money.

When negative ads are perceived as truthful, they increase positive outlook on the sponsor while producing unfavorable attitudes toward the candidate in the ad. For-profit corporations are able to donate to 501(c) nonprofits which hides their donations. The Republican Governors Public Policy Committee mistakenly revealed that Coca-Cola, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Pfizer, and Walmart funded their 501(c)(4) nonprofit trying to elect Republican governors.

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