Why Republicans Win

Tom Hamburger

Tom Hamburger joined the Los Angeles Times Washington bureau in 2004 as a reporter specializing in the intersection of money and politics in the nation’s capital. He has covered the White House, Congress and the courts and has written extensively about lobbying, campaign finance and corruption at all levels of government. He has received numerous journalism prizes including citations from the National Press Club and the White House Correspondents Association. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1996. He is the author, with Peter Wallsten, of "One Party Country," a critically acclaimed L.A.Times bestseller, describing the Republican Party's strategy for dominance during the presidency of George W. Bush. He worked previously for the Wall Street Journal, McClatchy Newspapers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Arkansas Gazette.