How Washington Works
3: The Unelected. The reputations of politicians can be made or broken not by the public but by an unelected group of people wielding enormous power - members of the political staff, prominent figures in the media and expert lobbyists promotingtheirown special interests.
These behind-the-scenes pressures can influence key decisions, especially those taken by politicians whose position may be vulnerable. Presented by Pulitzer
Prize-winningjournalist Hedrick Smith.
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