Super PACs spent big money on the 2012 election. But some of the biggest donors didn't exactly get a good rate of return. So, can we expect more big spending the next election cycle?

It has been two weeks since the election, and the big number we're going to focus on is: $6 billion. That's how much money was spent on the 2012 campaign… And a lot of that money came from big donors.

Revisiting the issue of money and its role in politics in this country.

Conservative super donors fared poorly on Election Day

Much of the estimated $6 billion in campaign spending this election came from Super PACs who raised millions and then funneled that money into races. Did it pay off?

President Obama has been re-elected to lead the country for four more years — what do the election results mean for the markets? Also, how well did Super PAC spending pay off this election?

Outside political groups expected to focus their dollars on post-election issues.

Outside spending the weekend before Election Day tops $73 million

Reaction to Libyan attack panned

Super PAC founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spends nearly $5 million in California, Florida, and Illinois.