Citizens United struggle is deeply personal for Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nobody knows Citizens United quite like Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The name of the conservative advocacy group, which five years ago won a landmark Supreme Court case governing campaign finance, has become the preferred shorthand for talking about money in politics. That decision led to the creation of the super PAC — groups that can accept contributions of any size and will spend hundreds of millions to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
"I want to tell you, Citizens United was about me," the Democratic presidential front-runner said last month in Iowa. "Think how that makes me feel. A lot of people don't know that, but the backstory is eye-opening.