Shadow campaigns in the United States
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Shadow campaigns (or dark money) refers to spending meant to influence political outcomes where the source of the money is not publicly disclosed or is difficult to trace.[1] United States campaign finance law has been regulated by the Federal Election Commission since its creation in the wake of the Watergate Scandal in 1975, and in the years following Citizens United v. FEC, there has been a rise in outside special interest groups spending money on political campaigns in the United States.[2] Dark money leaves voters uninformed about important political information and it can obscure potential conflicts of interest for judges and legislators alike.[3]