https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee#Disclosure_rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee#Dis... "Yet despite disclosu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee#Disclosure_rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee#Dis... "Yet despite disclosure rules, it is possible to spend money without voters knowing the identities of donors before the election.[36] In federal elections, for example, political action committees have the option to choose to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" basis.[37][38][39] This allows funds raised by PACs in the final days of the election to be spent and votes cast before the report is due." It matters. Transparency that is deferred until after the decision point of an election means that the potential for change is torpedoed for at least a few years each time. I very much agree that we are better off with any information we can get, but trying to eke democracy out of election forensics is going to be extremely tough.