
With the 2016 election shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history, candidates from both political parties are relying on big donors to get their message out to the American people. Intrepid filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi takes viewers behind the scenes to top-dollar fundraisers and talks with some of these high-rollers to find out why they are pouring millions into our elections.... (Full plot summary below)
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With the 2016 election shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history, candidates from both political parties are relying on big donors to get their message out to the American people. Intrepid filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi takes viewers behind the scenes to top-dollar fundraisers and talks with some of these high-rollers to find out why they are pouring millions into our elections.
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| User ReviewCathy HThis was a very good Documentary that really shows you what all average American's are up against. One of the most disturbing things to me was the "Dark Money" that one of these wealthy Billionaires talks about. This is the money being funnelled in back channels by the billions and those who are contributing or donating do not have to disclose ANY of that money that they give to various groups and political candidates. Pelosi does a very good job of asking direct hard questions, and she doesn't let the interviewees wiggle out of answering her questions. You can see how many who she interviews try to use words and phrases that don't sound like what we all know is downright political bribing, and getting their back room deals done when they call on a candidate once they need that favor or favors cashed in. CU (Citizens United) has pretty much eroded our democracy down to a plutocracy giving Americans the illusion that they actually affect change through their votes. In reality, we really can't when the deck is stacked against us like this. |
| User ReviewJeff HThey don't uncover what they were hoping for and by the end nothing new is learned. Spoiler large corporations have political influence... There I saved you 2 hours. |
| User ReviewZach SThis was all over the place and never really had a flow or got to a conclusion of anything other than "money is bad". Great, we already knew that. |