Lindsay Mark Lewis - Political Mercenaries: The Inside Story of How Fundraisers Allowed Billionaires to Take Over Politics

Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Having raised some $150 million for Democratic causes and candidates, Lewis, executive director of the Progressive Policy Institute, is well positioned to recount how fundraising has grown to overshadow so much else in politics. With his coauthor Jim Arkedis, a consultant and commentator, Lewis traces the trajectory from the 1992 presidential campaign, in which both sides together spent $192 million, to the 2012 races, which cost $7 billion. (Palgrave Macmillan)

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