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> under a republican president Democrat or Republican doesn't matter. Lobbying and who is offered and receives campaign contributions, etc. matter. It's about
by lighthawk 11y ago
> under a republican president
Democrat or Republican doesn't matter. Lobbying and who is offered and receives campaign contributions, etc. matter. It's about manipulation, money and power/getting re-elected, plain and simple.
Notice the Reps and Dems on this list of campaign contributions from Comcast:
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000461 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000461
Top Recipients from Comcast:
National Republican Congressional Cmte,
John Boehner (R-OH),
National Republican Senatorial Cmte,
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte,
DNC Services Corp,
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte,
Ed Markey (D-MA),
Democratic Municipal Officials,
Cory Booker (D-NJ),
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Comcast spent $16,970,000 on lobbying in 2014. They likely lobbied both Reps and Dems.
Those noted who own Comcast shares:
Barber, Ron (D-AZ)
Boehner, John (R-OH)
Cohen, Steve (D-TN)
Collins, Susan M (R-ME)
Cooper, Jim (D-TN)
Dingell, John D (D-MI)
Frankel, Lois J (D-FL)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R-NJ)
Hagan, Kay R (D-NC)
Hanna, Richard (R-NY)
Heck, Dennis (D-WA)
Holding, George (R-NC)
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)
Kelly, Mike (R-PA)
Marchant, Kenny (R-TX)
McCaul, Michael (R-TX)
McDermott, Jim (D-WA)
Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA)
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- rayiner 11y agoNote that Comcast, as a corporation, is prohibited from donating money to political campaigns: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/07/supreme-court-political-donation-corporations/7417035 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/07/supre.... OpenSecrets has been sweeping that disclaimer more and more under the rug, to the point where now I'd accuse them of lying.
- deciplex 11y agoIs this a matter of direct contributions versus PAC contributions?
- snowwrestler 11y agoCorporations cannot donate money to campaigns at all, either directly or through PACs. A corporation can have a "captive" PAC whose expenses it can pay (for example, letting it operate out of their corporate offices), but all donations that pass through to a campaigh must come from individuals. When you hear that "Company X gave money to candidates", what you're really hearing is "people who reported that they work for Company X gave money to candidates."
- nitrogen 11y agoA corporation being prohibited from donating is entirely irrelevant as we saw in the Sony leaks: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9392872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9392872