Sugar Daddies, Super PAC's and Winning the White House

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With campaign spending limits almost a thing of the past, candidates for the White House are lining up billionaires, giving a very few people unprecedented political power. Who are they? Is their influence a threat to democracy?

With campaign spending limits almost a thing of the past, candidates for the White House are lining up billionaires, giving a very few people unprecedented political power. Who are they? Is their influence a threat to democracy?

Also, the deadly AmTrak derailment in Philadelphia impacts a Congressional funding debate. On today's Talking Point, are murdered bloggers in Bangladesh part of a free-speech crisis?

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Jenny Hamel, Evan George