Online political fundraising: Now big grift from both parties

“By 2010, what was [once] used as a tool to disrupt the establishment was starting to be used as a tool to steal money from people, to grift, to drive both parties towards the extremes, particularly the Republican Party,” says Tim Miller, author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell.”

“By 2010, what was [once] used as a tool to disrupt the establishment was starting to be used as a tool to steal money from people, to grift, to drive both parties towards the extremes, particularly the Republican Party,” says Tim Miller, author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell.” Photo by Shutterstock.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins