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Podcast: The Truth About Money and Politics

"Jeb Bush would be president today if money mattered," says Scott Walter of the Capital Research Center. Pictured: A sign for then-Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images))

Money in politics has gotten a bad rap, especially from the left—which is odd, because some of the biggest money around in politics is liberal money. The Capital Research Center has traced where the money is in U.S politics, and recently I spoke with the center’s president, Scott Walter. He unpacked the idea of “dark money” and explained who’s paying who, and what kind of impact it actually has. Plus: As we approach Independence Day, national pride is at a new low. What’s up with that? We’ll discuss.

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