This chapter explores the influence of money in politics and the relatively low cost of campaign finance in the US elections, highlighting the ease of getting money into politics and the fact that the overall cost of the 2020 election was less than $10 billion. The speakers also touch on a segment called 'exit poll' discussing the conspiracy involving pop icon Taylor Swift, NFL, and the Super Bowl to influence the election.
Business leaders backed away from Donald Trump after his supporters attacked the US Capitol in 2021. Now, political donors are warming to the former president again as he runs for his party’s nomination ahead of elections later this year. The FT’s Alex Rogers and Edward Luce explain why donations are flowing in the way they are.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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