Silencing Big Money to Give the American People a Voice
Big money political spending has forced Americans into a Spiral of Silence, where they feel powerless to make change or affect the outcome of local, state, and federal elections. This video—directed by award-winning filmmaker Noah Hutton and narrated by Nina Turner, a candidate for Ohio’s 11th District and longtime 28th Amendment supporter—breaks down how big money diminishes the American people’s voices and hurts our democracy. It also shares how we can break the Spiral of Silence through a cross-partisan effort to end unlimited political spending.
Below are some highlights from the video with timestamps for easy access:
0:00—An explanation of the Spiral of Silence theory developed by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann.
0:45—What the vast majority of Americans agree on: Big money in politics is poison.
1:09—How big money in politics causes Americans to fall into a Spiral of Silence.
1:36—How a constitutional amendment could break the Spiral of Silence.
2:07—What you can do to help reclaim our voices and take back our political system from big money.
