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Reminder that the Cuomo campaign asked Sony for $50k. There is a $5k campaign contribution limit to prevent corporate interests from ruling the political spher
by task_queue 11y ago
Reminder that the Cuomo campaign asked Sony for $50k.
There is a $5k campaign contribution limit to prevent corporate interests from ruling the political sphere.
They were aware of this limitation, so they used their corp email to ask employees to contribute to the goal, because Cuomo supports actions that benefit the company itself.
It is arguable whether this is legal or not, but it certainly is against the ideal behind the limitation.
https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/135225 https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/135225
https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/49813 https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/49813
- eli 11y agoI'm no particular fan of Cuomo or Sony, but it's unfair to imply this is illegal or even uncommon behavior.