Are the Midterms for Sale? (with Theodore Schleifer, Kareem Crayton & Dan Weiner)

We are weeks away from a consequential midterm election, which will set the course for the president’s final two years in office and beyond. Yet we have no way of knowing is who exactly is spending billions of dollars to try to sway the outcomes.

This week, Michael sits down with New York Times reporter Theodore Schleifer to talk about his reporting on this, which outlines the huge amount of dark money sloshing around the upcoming election. Then, Brennan Center experts Dan Weiner and Kareem Crayton join to discuss what can be done about the issue of big money corrupting our politics.

You can read more from Schleifer here and the Brennan Center’s solutions to political corruption here.

Recorded on September 22, 2026. The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to repair, revitalize, and defend our systems of democracy and justice so that they work for all Americans. The Brennan Center cannot support or oppose any candidate for office.

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