Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2024-05 to 2026-04.
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The influx of large, untraceable sums of money from corporations and billionaires negatively impacts voter information, discourages qualified people from running, and causes government paralysis.
“In the end, you end up with a situation where I do not believe the voter is more informed when they go to the ballot box, but but less informed. It all has to do with this crazy amount of money”
Heather Cox Richardson · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 253K views on this topicDark money groups negatively influence elections by injecting massive, unaccountable funds into political races, which in turn discourages candidates from entering the field.
“And that's the whole point. We don't know who's donating. They have unlimited funds and no caps on how much they can put in. And so, these attack ads start before the the race even starts.”
Heather Cox Richardson · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 253K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.