Where does your donation really go?

ZZZWhere does your donation really go?

Interactive by: KEVIN SCHAUL, DAVE BRAUNGER and GLENN HOWATT , Star Tribune
Updated: March 25, 2015 - 11:27 AM

A significant number of PACs influence Minnesota politics indirectly by giving their money to other PACs. Some, such as WIN Minnesota, didn’t spend a single cent directly in the last two election cycles. Based on recent inter-PAC spending rates, explore how a donation would have been split between a multitude of PACs.

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Based on average spending between PACs in last three election cycles (2007-2012).

Donations calculated to be less than $0.01 are not shown.

Source: Star Tribune analysis of Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board data

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