The problem is that without Citizens United, all that kept the FEC from banning reporting on political candidates was that the law didn't extend there yet. Beca

The problem is that without Citizens United, all that kept the FEC from banning reporting on political candidates was that the law didn't extend there yet. Because what is a front-page article on a candidate if not an in-kind contribution? Why should the Wall Street Journal be allowed to run an article praising the most recent Republican candidate, if the Sierra Club can't publish a documentary condemning their policies? People throw a lot of hate towards Citizens United. But the alternative was worse.