The Parties' Parties

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The Parties' Parties

The official place of business may be the convention hall, but much of the real networking at this year's conventions will take place at a series of lavish parties. Many of those parties are being paid for by lobbyists, despite efforts to...

The official place of business may be the convention hall, but much of the real networking at this year's conventions will take place at a series of lavish parties. Many of those parties are being paid for by lobbyists, despite efforts to tighten ethics rules on Capitol Hill. We'll look at who's paying for what -- and what lobbyists are hoping to get for their money.

Guests

Elizabeth Williamson

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Ari Berman

Political Correspondent, The Nation

Nancy Watzman

Director, Party Time Project, Sunlight Foundation

Related Links

Convention Parties 101

This list, compiled by the Sunlight Foundation, is a compilation of the hundreds of parties taking place at the Democratic and Republican conventions.

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