The Billionaire Building Democrats’ New Machine
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David Sirota discusses the influence of a billionaire donor on the Democratic primaries with guests Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein.
Earlier this month, a new Democratic machine scored a major victory in Connecticut. First-time congressional candidate Luke Bronin won his Democratic primary by a landslide, ousting 14-term progressive incumbent Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.). Bronin’s win is part of a larger, national push — funded by a secretive hedge fund manager — to elect more establishment-aligned Democrats. Who is this man pouring his millions into the fight? Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Lever reporters Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein to unmask the man behind the machine. They discuss Schwenk and Goldstein’s recent hit article exploring how one billionaire Democratic donor is attempting to handpick corporate-friendly candidates and crush their most progressive opponents in this year’s midterms. You can check out more of Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein’s reporting here: How A Hedge Fund Billionaire Became The Democrats’ New Kingmaker The Democratic Primary Operative With A Wall Street Side Gig The New Democratic Machine – And The Billionaires Behind It Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a…
People in this episode
Host: David Sirota
Guests: Luke Bronin, Katya Schwenk, Luke Goldstein
Topics covered
- Democratic primaries
- political funding
- billionaire influence
- establishment Democrats
- progressive politics
- midterm elections
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Organizations: Lever, Connecticut, Democratic, Wall Street, Hedge Fund
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