Can you buy a US election? | America, Are You OK? Part 5

The 2024 election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be the most expensive race for President ever. We visit Philadelphia in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the market being bombarded with more political advertising than anywhere else, to see how big money affects politics.

From Dark Money, to Superpacs, to Citizens United, money plays a big role in American elections. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5

00:00 What's the most important thing in politics?
02:22 Party faithful
03:39 Montgomery and Chester county
04:56 J.J. Balaban
06:30 Campaign funding
06:56 Malcolm Kenyatta
10:03 Harrisburg
11:23 Political donations
12:07 First Amendment
12:40 Federal Election Campaign Act 1974
13:30 Hard money vs soft money
13:45 Citizens United vs FEC
14:40 Anna Massoglia, OpenSecrets
18:40 Christopher Nicholas, Eagle Consulting Group
21:26 Michael Pollack, March on Harrisburg

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