BY SUSAN ESTRICH Money is often called the first primary, because there’s nothing else out there to be officially judged but the FEC reports. There are no caucuses; there are no conventions; there is no voting. Real people don’t get involved in the process until well after a nominee has been chosen. The only real way to have influence in politics is to have money, or maybe to live in Iowa. Money is easy. Since […]

Money: The First Primary
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