“Senator Whitehouse says the lack of transparency has become self-reinforcing.
So once it's in, those who benefit the most from dark money will fight to the death to protect it. So we have this bizarre situation in which north of 80% of Democrats and Republicans in polls want to get rid of dark money. It's an epic test case in democracy failing under the pressure of dark money, with the goal here being the protection of the dark money itself.”

From Democracy Decoded: How Big Money Is Dominating American Politics, Oct 2, 2025
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-decoded/id1611352390?i=1000729674173&r=1164
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