In this “Politically Direct 2012″ preview discussion, Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure and their guests debate the influence of Super PACs on the presidential race. Cenk covers campaign ad costs and Tricia Rose, Professor of African-American Cultural Politics at Brown University, notes that the negative ads are often covered by Super PAC funds.
“The negative money isn’t primarily [coming from] the candidates so it becomes a sort of ‘these are the sort of people who support me, this is what THEY think about my opponent’” says Rose. “The reality is that once that kind of money can be assembled at a distance, it’s impossible to figure out the depths of the purchase going on — it’s not just about being purchased anymore.”
