Section 01
Ad Spending
Where the ad money actually goes — broadcast, cable, digital and connected TV, by the numbers.
4 guides → Section 02Campaign Finance
How campaigns raise and report money — reading the filings, and what the disclosures reveal.
4 guides → Section 03Lobbying
How influence is bought and registered — from a registration form to a line in a bill.
4 guides → Section 04PACs & Dark Money
Super PACs, 501(c)(4)s and the spending that doesn't always trace back to a name.
4 guides → Section 05Transparency & Data
What disclosure requires, how we count, and how to build a map of political money.
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