Ten years ago Bernie Sanders refused to take corporate PAC money during his first presidential campaign— considered radical at the time. But now that’s not only more common — politicians who refused to take corporate money changed the outcome of the entire midterm election. 91% of voters polled by NBC said corruption was a crucial or major factor to their vote for congress. From James Talarico in Texas to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, big money tried to buy these elections and failed. Producers: @stocking_the_capitol, Victoria Hammett Supervising Producers: Court Fuller, Georgia Parke

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