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If your elected officials refuse to accept corporate PAC money, thank them. If your elected officials accept corporate PAC money, tell them to cut it out becau
by aaronbrethorst 8y ago
If your elected officials refuse to accept corporate PAC money, thank them.
If your elected officials accept corporate PAC money, tell them to cut it out because you'll be supporting a primary challenger who refuses all corporate PAC donations...and then support a primary challenger who refuses all corporate PAC donations.
Having elected officials who reject all corporate PAC money isn't a panacea all on its own, but it's a great start.
- jimktrains2 8y agoHow would a candidate accept pac money since they're currently bared from doing so or (overtly) coordinating.
- aaronbrethorst 8y agoCandidates accept PAC money all the time. It has nothing to do with coordinating. These are donations to a campaign. Here's a list: https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-recipients?cycle=2018&type=B https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs... See how Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, raked in almost $8mm in the last election cycle? That's because he'd have been Speaker if Republicans had held the House. Those $8mm in donations would've bought companies like Goldman Sachs, MetLife, Altria, and others plenty of phone calls with McCarthy. https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00028152&cycle=2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors...
- stochastic_monk 8y agoIt is a great start. It also shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Vote for people who value their constituents over lobbyists.