his friend, longtime democratic
congressman howard berman from
california, and all it cost was
$100,000.
down in north carolina,
republican congressional
candidate george holding
received a handsome super pac
that includes $100,000 each from
an aunt and uncle and a quarter
of a million from a bunch of his
cousins.yesnothing says family
great big, homemade batch of
campaign contributions.
>> 2012 is the most important
election we're ever going to
have.
>> you can start a super pac on
your own or contribute to one
that already exists.
super pacs are available for
every kind of race --
presidential, congressional or
statewide.
but there are other ways you can
help buy an election.
look at the wisconsin recall
campaign of republican governor
scott walker.
at least 14 billionaires rushed
to walker's side.
he outraised his democratic
opponent by nearly 8-1.
most of his money came from out
of state, more than $60 million
were spent, and $45 million of
it for walker alone.