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100 1  Vogel, Kenneth P., |d1975- |eauthor.
245 10 Big money : |b2.5 billion dollars, one suspicious vehicle, and a pimp-on the trail of the ultra-rich hijacking American politics / |cKenneth P. Vogel.
250    First edition.
260     |c2014.
264  1 New York : |bPublic Affairs, |c2014.
264  4  |c©2014
300    1 online resource (321 p.)
336    text |btxt
337    computer |bc
338    online resource |bcr
505 0  Contents; Preface; 1. The Billionaires' Club; 2. The Pony; 3. The New Boss; 4. The Barrel of a Gun; 5. The Political Fantasy Camp; 6. The Big-Money Prototype Candidate; 7. The Brothers Behind the Tea Party; 8. The Turnaround; 9. The Biggest Bet Yet; 10. The Autopsies; 11. The Civil Wars; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
520    Mark Hanna?the turn-of-the-century iron-and-coal-magnate-turned-operative who leveraged massive contributions from the robber barons?was famously quoted as saying: ?There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money, and I can't remember what the second one is." To an extent that would have made Hanna blush, a series of developments capped by the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision effectively crowned a bunch of billionaires and their operatives the new kings of politics.Big Money is a rollicking tour of a new political world dramatically reor
546    English
504    Includes bibliographical references and index.
500    Includes index.
588    Description based on print version record.
610 10 United States. |bCongress |xElections |xFinance.
650  0 Campaign funds |zUnited States.
650  0 Campaign funds |xLaw and legislation |zUnited States.
650  0 Presidents |zUnited States |xElection |xFinance.
776     |z1-322-54091-8
776     |z1-61039-338-4
906    BOOK