S1E1: For the People, Buy the People
American Swamp
American Swamp S1E1: For the People, Buy the People
- Aired: 2019-07-28
- Time: 21:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
Tur and Soboroff head west to Arizona and Montana to examine how big money impacts local elections in unprecedented ways and explore the potential effects it could have on undermining democracy. Tur and Soboroff speak with Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Michael Bennet, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham, Gov. Steve Bullock and Tom Steyer to get a first-hand understanding of how big corporations and lobbyists are influencing local politics across the country.