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James Talarico: “For five decades now, billionaire megadonors have been buying politicians in both political parties, and then those…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2026
For five decades now, billionaire megadonors have been buying politicians in both political parties, and then those puppets turn around and rig the rules of the economy in favor of those megadonors at our expense.
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James Talarico
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Speaking about the influence of billionaire donors in politics.

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