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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: 20251211 Hewitt The New Democratic Political Machine
Description: George Washington Plunkitt was born into poverty in 1842 but rose through the ranks of the Democratic Party machine of New York the famed “Tammany Hall” to become a state legislator who also became quite wealthy along the way. Now: We have a new sort of Democratic Party machine—with the latest grift exposed in Minnesota. Boss Plunkitt would admit it brazenly, saying: “I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em.” And today’s Democrats sure have “taken ’em” as well. It’s not just Minnesota. California—and other blue states—are drowning in fraud. ...