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Progressives should now admit their outrage about ‘money in politics’ is confected

14 January 2020

1:27 AM

14 January 2020

1:27 AM

There’s a funny silence where the complaints about ‘money in politics’ used to be.

The latest numbers on amounts spent on TV ads have billionaires Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer at $153.1 million and $116.5 million, respectively. Yet no viral pieces have been written, no passionate speeches given about their corrupting influence.

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