The Hundred-Dollar Civics Lesson

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A billionaire-backed PAC paid people a hundred dollars to attend classes promoting Vikki Goodwin's primary opponent, while testing what its own memo called the persuasive impact of the program on voters.

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Chapters: 0:00 THE DESK 1:47 The Mechanism 3:42 The Despin 5:48 The Voucher Fight 7:37 The Steelman Corner 9:19 The Numbers 10:02 The Special Comment 10:32 THE WALL + CLOSE

Short cuts

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A hundred dollars. Cash. On a table. In a classroom.

part · 121s

One candidate is funded by a donor base. The other is funded by a checkbook.

part · 117s

Vikki Goodwin filed a police complaint against the sitting lieutenant governor.

part · 121s

No public dollars to private schools. That is the position. Now the record.

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The steelman says Patrick is better resourced. The record says he is differently resourced.

aspire · 48s

A hundred dollars. Cash. On a table. In a classroom.

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