This weekend I stumbled across a short article on the creation of a super PAC by former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. The purpose of the super PAC, according to its website, is to

"support candidates who are committed to restoring strong American economic and national security through independent expenditures and campaigns and issue-oriented education."

Bolton is one of the most right-wing foreign policy voices in the GOP and has been an outspoken critic of the Obama administration. According to the Politico article, Bolton intends to use this super PAC to "prod candidates on foriegn policy issues during the 2014 midterm elections." This article raised a couple of questions for me:

1. How much influence does Bolton really believe he will have in the 2014 elections? Is the creation of his super PAC merely a symbolic gesture to draw attention to his views on foreign policy?
2. How much can a personal super PAC really expect to raise without strong support from a corporation or other extremely wealthy donor?

The link to his super PAC website his here.