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InfluenceWatch Podcast #390: Goodbye 2025

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by Robert Stilson, Michael Watson, Scott Walter
December 30, 2025

The year 2025 has been wild and disruptive in the world of policy and influence, with a new administration coming to power with an aggressive agenda, a major reorganization of the left and Democratic Party’s most important dark-money network, and a worrying rise in political violence. Joining me to look back on the year are my colleague Robert Stilson and Capital Research Center president Scott Walter.

Listen to “Ep. 390: Goodbye 2025” on Spreaker.

Robert Stilson

Robert runs several of CRC’s specialized projects. Originally from Indiana, he has a B.A. from Hanover College and a J.D. from University of Richmond School of Law, where he graduated…
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Michael Watson

Michael is Research Director for Capital Research Center and serves as the managing editor for InfluenceWatch. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, he previously worked for a…
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Scott Walter

Scott Walter is president of Capital Research Center. He served in the George W. Bush Administration as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and was vice president at…
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