We’ve talked a bit about and around super PACs a few times this semester, often in reference to the Republican presidential nomination contest. Ezra Klein argues that super PACs might have their biggest influence in congressional elections:
Just as youth is wasted on the young, money is wasted on the rich. Money is least useful in contests where news coverage is most intense and opinions are most entrenched. How many people do you know who still aren’t sure what they think of Obama? Or are undecided about Romney? Probably not many.
But how many people do you know with a strong opinion on their congressman? Or on his or her challenger? Do you even have a strong opinion on your congressman? That’s the kind of “low- information” race where money can have a big impact.
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