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The government we deserve

"The Dark Money Game" did its job without covering new ground.

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D.J. Byrnes
Apr 16, 2025
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Like most of Ohio’s political perverts, I watched The Dark Money Game on HBO last night.

The two-part miniseries uses HB-6, which is considered the largest bribery scheme in Ohio’s history (that we know about), as a jumping point to examine the larger problem of campaign finance in the post-Citizens United world.

HB-6 is challenging to explain to the medi…

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