How EASY it is to buy an American election

American elections are for sale. It wasn’t always this way. Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/johnnyharris for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum. Join the Newpress waitlist here: https://newpress.com/ Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wvj1PVqEgCtehD0G4uzLolw0tGfj2SxNCH5PL1mEqp0/edit?tab=t.0 American elections have more money flowing through them than any other country’s elections, yes adjusted for population, and it isn't even close. How did we get here? Special thanks to: - Richard Hasen, UCLA School of Law - Brad Smith, Institute for Free Speech - Ann Southworth, UC Irvine School of Law - Michael Beckel, Issue One - Heather Ferguson, Common Cause - Ray La Raja, University of Massachusetts - Patrick Llewellyn, Campaign Legal Center - Andrew Mayersohn, OpenSecrets MORE CHANNELS: Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision https://www.youtube.com/@christophe Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party https://youtube.com/@SearchParty All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music https://www.youtube.com/@UCLB2sZa0kqPmkw2Bes59ePA Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing Get our World Map t-shirts now! White "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 00:00 RBG PAC 7:03 Johnald 10:44 The 70s 14:36 Pipes 17:43 Buckley 24:01 Magic words 26:26 Citizens United 29:43 Super PACs 34:10 Buying influence 40:08 Corruption AI Disclosure: Occasionally, we use AI to create some of the imagery in our videos, which our (very talented) animators then spend weeks developing into what you see in the final video. When AI is used to generate any imagery that may appear onscreen, we'll add this to the video description. We're learning as we go about AI usage and transparency, and appreciate your thoughts. About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox