McKinley Victory Establishes Mark Hanna's Corporate Fundraising Model
William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan to win the presidency in what becomes a watershed moment in American campaign finance, powered by Republican National Committee Chairman Mark Hanna’s revolutionary systematic fundraising from corporations. The Ohio industrialist, shipping …
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John D. Rockefeller
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