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A '''Super PAC''' is a [[political action committee]] set up independent of any particular campaign, '''''but able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in favor of the election of a candidate''''', provided the '''SuperPAC''' is completely separate from the campaign and the candidate, and not coordinated with them in any way.  This is a result of the ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]'' decision in January 2010.  
 
A '''Super PAC''' is a [[political action committee]] set up independent of any particular campaign, '''''but able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in favor of the election of a candidate''''', provided the '''SuperPAC''' is completely separate from the campaign and the candidate, and not coordinated with them in any way.  This is a result of the ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]'' decision in January 2010.  
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Numerous regulations prohibit cooperation between a SuperPAC and a campaign.  For example, there is a 120-day moratorium against a Super PAC hiring former employees of a campaign, under a [[Federal Election Commission]] regulation.
    
One effect of '''Super PACs''' is to reduce the relative influence of the [[mainstream media]], and enable the public to hear negative information about [[liberal]] candidates without [[liberal censorship]].
 
One effect of '''Super PACs''' is to reduce the relative influence of the [[mainstream media]], and enable the public to hear negative information about [[liberal]] candidates without [[liberal censorship]].
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