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First Word: Super PAC campaign cash fail

Was all that campaign super PAC spending really worth it in the end? Karl Rove's rich donors might not think so.
Karl Rove (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Karl Rove

Was all that campaign super PAC spending really worth it in the end? Karl Rove's rich donors might not think so. The Sunlight Foundation reported Rove’s American Crossroads super PAC received a 1 % return out of the $104 million it spent this election cycle. And what vision will Obama bring to the fiscal cliff talks at the end of his first term and what will his victory mean for governing in his 2nd term?

We’ll discuss these topics and much more tonight at 10pm ET. Here’s a look at other headlines we’re following.

  • NYTimes Op-ed: Values, not demographics, won the election