CNNW Erin Burnett OutFront February 10, 2012
"outfront" tonight, big, big, and bigger money in politics. upwards of $11 million will be spent on this year's election, according to the federal election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him the then insanely kingly sums of $6 million for his 18 - 1896-1900 presidential win...