Jane Mayer

Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All

'The Art of the Deal' made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth—and regrets it.
Pub Date: 
Mon, 07/25/2016
Author: 
Jane Mayer
Source: 
New Yorker
Link: 
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all
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Schmooze or Lose

Obama doesn’t like cozying up to billionaires. Could it cost him the election?
Pub Date: 
Mon, 08/27/2012
Author: 
Jane Mayer
Source: 
New Yorker
Link: 
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/27/120827fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=al...

David Axelrod, the senior strategist of Obama's 2012 campaign, warns that the Citizens United decision may have permanently tilted the playing field away from not just Obama but all future Democratic candidates. “The Supreme Court is saying that campaign spending is a matter of free speech, but it has set up a situation where the more money you have the more speech you can buy,” Axelrod says.

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