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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How Expensive Will the "Most Expensive Election Ever" Get?

    Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is going back on his promise to pay for his own campaign, saying he needs $1.5 billion for the general election. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders isn’t getting as many $27 donations as he was, and Hillary Clinton’s fundraising machine continues to raise more than both Trump and Sanders by double-digits.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2016 • 1 min read

    Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is going back on his promise to pay for his own campaign, saying he needs $1.5 billion for the general election. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders isn’t getting as many $27 donations as he was, and Hillary Clinton’s fundraising machine continues to raise more than both Trump and Sanders by double-digits. In California, some big money is starting to flow into the senate race. We look at how much money is at stake in the most expensive election on record.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jessica Levinson

      Professor, Loyola Law School

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Is Facebook’s News Algorithm Influencing Voters?
    1. 0:31Facebook’s Influence in the Presidential Election
    2. 10:31How Expensive Will the "Most Expensive Election Ever" Get?You’re reading this
    3. 20:49How Pit Bulls Went from Adorable to Abominable
    4. 35:36'Second Skin' Makes Wrinkles Disappear
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand