2010 Elections Without Citizens United Decision

[THE OBSERVER]

How would the 2010 Mid-Term Elections turn out if the Supreme Court didn't listen or ruled against Citizens United? Would it be similar to the outcome we have or something completely different? Decide.

 

[BlairWitch749]

zero difference because big money still had back channel ways to get into campaigns... see Obama, Barack's PAC's in 2008 for details

 

[THE OBSERVER]

How can we close all those channels?

 

[BlairWitch749]

How can we close all those channels?

that's a question that belongs in chat

but from a historical perspective, you would have needed strait public financing of presidential campaigns with no opt outs which is more or less asb and probably violates the 1st amendment

 

[Blackwater_NiK]

Still a big Republican wave that takes the House with 63 seats.

 

[xxmagex]

Still a Republican year, maybe a difference of a few seats one way or another, but GOP still takes control of the House.

 

[Joseph Solis in Australia]

It still the same, Republicans will big majority in the House and Democrats retain the Senate.