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Who's buying our elections?

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Wealthy peoples’ and groups’ ability to anonymously influence American elections has grown exponentially in the last 15 years—and it’s all legal. Host and Little Fake Journalist Piggy Dan Toomey investigates, featuring interviews with… Craig Holman, the think tank Public Citizen’s Capitol Hill lobbyist on campaign finance rules. More on Public Citizen’s work: https://www.citizen.org/ Follow Craig: https://x.com/CBHolman Anna Massoglia, money-in-poilitics watchdog OpenSecrets’ editorial and investigations manager. Follow Anna: https://x.com/annalecta More from OpenSecrets’: https://www.opensecrets.org/ Sean Cooksey, the Chair of the Federal Election Commission. Follow Sean: https://x.com/SeanJCooksey Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chair of the Federal Elections Commission. Follow Ellen: https://x.com/EllenLWeintraub Kyle Tharp, writer of FWIW, a newsletter about online tactics and trends in politics. Follow Kyle: https://x.com/kylewilsontharp Subscribe to FWIW: https://www.fwiw.news/ Creators: Dan Toomey and Henry Stockwell Writers: Dan Toomey, Henry Stockwell, and Molly Liebergall Thumbnail designer: Thomas Grillo Packaging strategist: Jen Walsh Additional fact checking: OpenSecrets -- GOOD WORK ON ALL PLATFORMS: @goodworkmb DAN ON IG: @dhtoomey SIGN UP FOR MORNING BREW HERE: https://morningbrew.com/daily/subscribe?utm_campaign=goodwork_yt&utm_medium=multimedia&utm_source=youtube

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