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Do you have trouble explaining the significance of Political Action Committees to your friends and relatives? Have you noticed people’s eyes glaze over when you start to talk about the need to reduce the influence of money in politics? Maybe you just find the concept difficult to understand.
Have no fear. There’s now a music video to make it all comprehensible:
The lyrics aren’t exactly catchy, but the film is pretty helpful.
This video was produced by ProPublica.
Daniel Luzer is the news editor at Governing Magazine and former web editor of the Washington Monthly. Find him on Twitter: @Daniel_Luzer
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