Why Super PACs have more power than ever in elections

What’s one thing people across the U.S. can agree on? Hint – it’s about money. Voters from all political parties overwhelmingly see unlimited spending in elections as a threat to our democracy. So if most people don’t like all this money in politics, then who does? The answer, on this episode of Throughline.<br /><br /><em>This episode has been updated to eliminate an audio glitch.</em><br /><br /><strong>Guests:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Michael Kang</strong>, Class of 1940 Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.<br /><br /><strong>Henrik Schatzinger</strong>, professor of political science at Ripon College and author of forthcoming book <em>Super PACs in the City: How Outside Money is Reshaping Local Elections</em><br /><br /><em>To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="plus.npr.org/throughline" target="_blank">plus.npr.org/throughline</a>.</em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>