{"id":19452,"date":"2012-08-06T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/less-than-half-of-public-can-define-a-super-pac\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:06:46","slug":"less-than-half-of-public-can-define-a-super-pac","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2012\/08\/06\/less-than-half-of-public-can-define-a-super-pac\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Than Half of Public Can Define a Super PAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting the public\u2019s low level of awareness about campaign finance and this year\u2019s election, just 40% can correctly identify a \u201csuper PAC\u201d as a group that is able to accept unlimited political donations. Nearly half (46%) don\u2019t know what the term refers to, while 14% give incorrect responses.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisan differences in knowledge of the term are modest. Seven-in-ten (70%) of those who have heard a lot about increased campaign spending by outside groups correctly identify a superPAC. That compared with just 30% of those who have heard less about the issue.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A survey conducted July 26-29 also found that the public is hearing little about increased spending by outside groups in the 2012 election. Just 25% have heard a lot about outside spending by groups not officially associated with the candidates or campaigns, while three-quarters are hearing a little (36%) or nothing at all (39%) about this. 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