Big Money, Small Races

Since Citizens United, super PACs have poured billions of dollars into elections. A new book argues that outside money has its biggest impact in local races, where voters know the least.

美国最高法院推翻政党竞选支出上限后，巨额资金涌入地方选举，但政治学者Schatzinger的研究表明，外部资金的效果取决于选民掌握信息的多少，而非花钱的多少。纽约2025年市长初选中Mamdani把对手的巨额攻击转化为竞选资源，说明信息越透明，金钱的力量越有限。