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Alex Padilla: While J.D. Vance claims that the national embarrassment of Watergate would only be a ‘12-hour news story’ today, we…

On the recordJuly 4, 2026
While J.D. Vance claims that the national embarrassment of Watergate would only be a ‘12-hour news story’ today, we cannot become numb to political corruption and the outsized influence of wealthy mega donors in politics.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Commentary on political corruption and campaign finance.

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