The Money Primary

John Nichols

June 9, 2010 | This article appeared in the June 28, 2010 edition of The Nation.

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In recent primaries, winners clinched nominations by spending big.

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John Nichols

John Nichols, a pioneering political blogger, has written the Beat since 1999. His posts have been circulated...

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