 did politics affect race to the top  race to the top rtt was a program announced in january 2009 intended to provide additional funds to states for reforming educational systems could tight political contests have played a part in determining which states received rtt funds a study released friday by the nonpartisan think tank american enterprise institute says that in some cases the winning states for rounds one and quite possibly two made the cut for political reasons and not because they made strides in education reform read more at  http dailycallercom 20100910 statepoliticalcircumstancesplaycrucialroleinobamas ixzz0z7r9zzov 229  did politics affect race the top  