Bradley Smith

Center for Competitive Politics

Guest

Chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics; Professor of Law at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and at West Virginia University; former chairman of the Federal Election Commission;

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There’s just nine weeks left before the mid-term elections—and there’s more money than ever for Senate and House campaigns.

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