Political Mercenaries The Inside Story of How Fundraisers Allowed Billionaires to Take Over Politics by Lindsay Mark Lewis, JimArkedis Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2014 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-1-137-27958-3, ISBN: 1-137-27958-3
"When Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992, their campaigns spent a total of $192 million--combined! In 2012, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney spent over $7 billion, including outside funding from superPACs--nearly 37 times more than just 20 years earlier.All that money didn't appear out of thin air. In Political Mercenaries, Lindsay Mark Lewis tells the outrageous tale of the fledgling days of fundraising and how he raised over $2 ..."
Political Mercenaries The Inside Story of How Fundraisers Allowed Billionaires to Take over Politics by JimArkedis, Lindsay Mark Lewis 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-47464-3, ISBN: 1-137-47464-5
"Steve was bitter, disillusioned with DC power politics, but a political operative
who knew how to win. Since the district was trending Democrat, the DCCC
sensed a bit of weakness and made Van Hollen's one of their highest-priority
races. Unfortunately for Jost, the DCCC's priority was also backing the presumed
nominee, Mark Shriver. Nobody had ever defeated a Kennedy in a congressional
primary, and while Mark Shriver was a decent g ..."