1.0Free Speech For Peoplehttps://freespeechforpeople.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Uh1xaxNBUx"><a href="https://freespeechforpeople.org/spending-on-maine-elections-has-grown-by-millions-of-dollars-since-the-citizens-united-decision/">Spending on Maine elections has grown by millions of dollars since the Citizens United decision</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://freespeechforpeople.org/spending-on-maine-elections-has-grown-by-millions-of-dollars-since-the-citizens-united-decision/embed/#?secret=Uh1xaxNBUx" width="600" height="338" title="“Spending on Maine elections has grown by millions of dollars since the Citizens United decision” — Free Speech For People" data-secret="Uh1xaxNBUx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maine_state_capitol_building_augusta_oct_2015-scaled-e1616603897849.jpg?fit=2560%2C1779&ssl=125601779A recent article in the Bangor Daily News highlights the skyrocketing campaign expenditures that have flooded the state's elections since the 2010 Citizens United ruling. The article uses new data from Maine Citizen's For Clean Elections report, The Shell Game - How Independent Expenditures Have Invaded Maine Since Citizens United.It reads,  Read More