One reason why anonymous political donations should be allowed
When Republicans were in control, Ms. Pelosi and company denounced the "K Street Project," run by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. They protested that corporate lobbyists were allowed to become a fourth branch of government--and in some cases their protests had merit, as Republicans curried favor with money interests.
Meanwhile, Democrats under Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Schumer have quietly erected their own K Street Project, and employ some of the same strong-arm tactics they once deplored. "I've never felt the squeeze that we're under now to give to Democrats and to hire them," says one telecom industry representative. "They've put out the word that if you have an issue on trade, taxes, or regulation, you'd better be a donor and you'd better not be part of any effort to run ads against our freshmen incumbents." . . .
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Hey, how about linking to the source of the political donation story?
The link goes to some likely flawed poll that shows 99 percent of the candidates have 45-50 percent "would never vote for" ratings.
link fixed.
A little extreme here in saying that "99 percent" fall in the 45 to 50 percent range. You have candidates from the high 30s to 50 percent. That seems pretty believable to me. How many candidates have gotten over 60 percent of the presidential general election vote?
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