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"If one rich person can hide their influence, hide where it's coming from… that totally distorts the will of the voter," Reed told Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams during a recent episode of "Salon Talks." "And all of a sudden, one person, who's got some money and the means to hide it, is counterbalancing the votes of millions of people." Both Democratic and Republican candidates have been torpedoed by shadowy and deep-pocketed campaigns, including ones that are not even domestic in their origins or interests. "If you don't know where it's coming from, you don't know where it's coming from," Reed said. "If there's one thing I think all Americans can agree on, it's that foreign countries should not be trying to influence our own elections." Watch the video above to hear Reed discuss why whatever your political party, [dark money]( is affecting your elections — and why she has hope that voters have the power to change the narrative. 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On “Salon Talks,” Clapper tied Russia’s support for candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 race to Putin’s deep disdain for Hillary Clinton. “Their first objective was simply to sow doubt, discord, discontent in this country, and I think they succeeded fairly well because we're a ripe target for that,” Clapper told Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir. “And secondly, because starting with a strong personal animus that Putin has for the Clintons, and specifically for Secretary Clinton, was to do everything they could to denigrate and marginalize her.” Clapper, whose new book [“Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence”]( is out now, explained Russia’s long history of undermining American democracy. “This is classic. It goes back to the Soviet era, and it's almost in their genes to do this. There's a fundamental resentment of the United States, starting with Vladimir Putin. He held Hillary Clinton responsible for prompting what he thought was another call to revolution to overturn him. With the Panama Papers, the doping scandal, and all these revelations, he deeply resented those.” Watch the video above for Clapper’s assessment of the Steele dossier and check out the [full interview]( for his reflections on the current state of the intelligence community. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Your job can make you a bad parent]( Can your job make you a more controlling parent? 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