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The head of the DNC during the Obama years was one of the top recipients of payday loan company lobbying checks and specifically saw to it that this income stre
by yborg 5y ago
The head of the DNC during the Obama years was one of the top recipients of payday loan company lobbying checks and specifically saw to it that this income stream remained uninterrupted. They will certainly kill off this attempt as well. The only ones really at odds with this industry might be organized crime, since it's hard to compete with legal loan sharking.
- elicash 5y agoThis is true. And bad! But to clarify, DNC doesn't play a legislative role in the party. It's a bigger deal that the Congresswoman is currently one of several Chief Deputy Whips in the House.
- coredog64 5y agoI think this mistakes the difference between de facto and de jure. Sure, you can cross the head of the DNC all you want. As long as you’re also okay with the DNC supporting you being primaried.
- elicash 5y agoDNC doesn't do candidate recruitment, either. This is mostly done by state (and local) parties. Sometimes leaders of DSCC and DCCC, or the Majority Leader, get involved, too. The DNC doesn't get involved in Congressional primaries, either. These committees and their leaders are territorial! It's just not something the DNC would have anything to do with. Leverage on these votes sits firmly with Congressional leadership, which is why I mentioned her leadership role in Congress as being the only thing relevant. They're generally speaking not going to run a primary. What's more likely is messing with committee assignments. And carrots are more common than sticks.