2012 election: monthly contributions to super PACs as of September, by party orientation

This graph shows the Monthly contributions to super PACs in the 2012 election from 2011 up to October 2012, by party orientation. In October 2012, Republican super PACs received a total amount of 55.7 million U.S. dollars.Super PACs are independent expenditure-only committees, which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individuals, then spend unlimited sums to overtly advocate for or against political candidates. However, direct coordination and communication between political candidates and super PACs is prohibited. Each of the GOP candidates is supported by at least one super PAC.

此图表展示了2012年选举期间，自2011年起至2012年10月，各政党倾向的超级政治行动委员会的月度捐款情况。在2012年10月，共和党超级政治行动委员会共获得总额为5570万美元的美国美元。超级政治行动委员会系独立支出型委员会，可从企业、工会、协会和个人处筹集不限额的资金，然后以不限额的方式公开倡导或反对政治候选人。然而，政治候选人与超级政治行动委员会之间的直接协调与沟通是被禁止的。每位共和党候选人至少得到一个超级政治行动委员会的支持。