“$5.5 Million in New Issue Ad Spending Shows Comeback After Disclosure Ruling”

Bloomberg BNA: “Issue ads are slowly coming back into vogue, with groups sponsoring this type of political ad reporting more than $5.5 million in spending since a key court decision last month that shielded ad sponsors from having to disclose their donors, according to a BNA review of recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. Reports of these ads—known technically as ‘electioneering communications’—had stopped during the spring and summer, following an initial court ruling in March that required disclosure.”

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