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The Secret World of a Well-Paid ‘Donor Adviser’ in Politics

This article was about donor advisors-people who are in charge of the money that is given to a political campaign- and specifically Mary Pat Bonner. It explained the process that PACs and big companies go through to finance a candidate and how the "middlemen", managers like Bonner, are able to acquire about 10% of the donations for themselves. Because of this and many Americans' skepticism of how their money in politics in being spent, fundraising management positions are controversial. The secrecy of donor advisors, a position that the general public isn't even aware exist, can often scare donors away, so it's up to the advisor to play his or her cards right and convince citizens, companies, and PACs that their money will be influential to getting what they want in politics.