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We Don't Talk About Leonard: Episode 3

2023/10/13
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Amanda Hollis Bruski
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Andrea Bernstein
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Andy Kroll
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Bettina Richards
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Bob Orr
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Brooke Gladstone
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Cherie Beasley
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Dan Kelly
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Evan Baer
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Janet Protasewicz
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Janine Geske
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Leonard Leo
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Phil Berger Jr.
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Sam Hirsch
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Brooke Gladstone:大量资金涌入司法竞选,损害司法体系和民主。Andrea Bernstein和Andy Kroll:莱昂纳德·利奥通过联邦党人协会和相关组织,利用巨额政治捐款影响州法院选举,进而影响政策制定和选举结果,尤其关注威斯康星州和北卡罗来纳州的案例。他们详细描述了利奥如何通过资助保守派候选人、利用负面广告等手段,操纵选举,最终改变州法院的政治构成,从而影响堕胎、选区划分等关键议题。Janine Geske和Bob Orr:他们作为法官,对州法院竞选中的公开党派性和巨额资金表示担忧,认为这损害了公众对司法系统的信任。Cherie Beasley:她分享了自身经历,说明外部资金对司法选举结果的决定性影响。Leonard Leo:他回应了批评,认为其行动是为了在公共政策、媒体和其他领域创造更公平的竞争环境,并反驳了对其行为的指控。Dan Kelly:他发表了具有争议性的败选演讲,指责对手不诚实。Janet Protasewicz:她认为威斯康星州的选举地图是操纵的。Evan Baer:他解释了特尼奥网络的运作模式,以及如何利用各种资源来推进保守派理念。Amanda Hollis Bruski:她分析了利奥的策略,认为其成功之处在于能够在公众视线之外运作。Bettina Richards和Eli Duran McDonald:他们作为在缅因州抗议利奥的居民,分享了与利奥及其安保人员的冲突经历。 Andrea Bernstein:莱昂纳德·利奥通过影响州法院选举,成功地改变了多个州的法院政治构成,例如佛罗里达州。她详细分析了利奥如何利用“低信息选举”的特点,以及如何通过与共和党州领导委员会合作,投入巨额资金影响选举结果。她还描述了利奥在威斯康星州和北卡罗来纳州的具体操作,以及这些操作对民主制度的负面影响。Andy Kroll:他揭示了莱昂纳德·利奥如何建立一个新的保守派网络,旨在影响美国文化和政治的各个方面,并详细介绍了特尼奥网络的运作模式,以及利奥如何招募和培养保守派人士担任重要职位。

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Leonard Leo is at the height of his powers, having helped remake the American judicial system and now planning to do the same for society and politics.

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In the third episode of "We Don't Talk About Leonard," Leonard Leo is in Maine, a man in his castle, at the height of his powers. He has helped remake the American judicial system, and now he has a plan to do the same for society and politics — to make a Federalist Society for everything. ProPublica reporters Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll, and Ilya Marritz drill even further into the fight to gain influence over state courts, and reveal what Leo and his allies are planning for the future.

  1. Big money starts pouring into state Supreme Court races in Wisconsin and across the country. Listen).

2. Leonard Leo takes over a network of conservatives trying to shape American culture. Listen).

3. Leonard Leo faces pushback in a town where people know who he is. Listen).

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