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Who really wins at a national convention?

What goes on in the back rooms, well out of sight of the television audience, matters most to the success of a campaign. That’s where top campaign operatives and interest groups such as the National Rifle Association, labor and the Chamber of Commerce outline their endgame strategies and glad-hand the fat cats who write big checks to the campaigns, super PACS and political parties …

The message to big donors is different. They’re warned of doom and potential failure if they don’t pony up more cash and urge their friends to do the same. The campaigns warn that their candidates will be outspent and outgunned if they don’t get a fresh set of checks ASAP and that they won’t be able to do the bidding of the special interests if they lose the elections.

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