by Marian Wang ProPublica
For months, comedian Stephen Colbert has been taking his satire to the field of campaign finance, highlighting how little-known groups can raise and spend unlimited — and sometimes undisclosed — funds on election ads. Since early August, Colbert has been raising money through real groups he created and producing ads to support a fake candidate, Rick Parry. (That’s Parry with an “A” for America, as Colbert says.)
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