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Obama keeps Dean at DNC, bans lobbyist money
McCain's senior advisers are former lobbyists, including campaign manager Rick Davis. McCain was stung last month by the disclosure that two advisers — now gone — had worked for a firm that had represented the military junta in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
The Arizona senator instituted a new lobbying policy that says no campaign staffer can be a registered lobbyist, resulting in three more departures from his campaign, including a top fundraiser, former Texas Rep. Tom Loeffler. Neither McCain or the RNC ban lobbyists' money.
Obama's ban on lobbyists money is not ironclad. He does accept money from lobbyists who do not do business with the federal government and he also accepts money from spouses and family members of lobbyists. He has had unpaid advisers with federal lobbying clients, and some campaign officials also previously had lobbying jobs.
The new fundraising policy is not expected to hurt the party's fundraising ability because lobbyists and PACs do not constitute a major source of money.
According to its latest report with the Federal Election Commission, the DNC had raised $2 million from PACs in the past 16 months. And according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, the DNC raised a mere $53,360 from executives or associates in lobbying firms so far this election cycle. That total, however, includes employees of lobbying firms who are not registered lobbyists.
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Posted By: tired and old @ 06/06/2008 6:36:57 PM
Comment: JUST A SHORT VISIT.
HOLY " TOILET PAPER HOLDER "; DID YOU GRADUATE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CLASS ?
DID THEY EXPLAIN THAT HUSBANDRY DID NOT MEAN HUSBAND ?
DID YOU REALLY FALL IN LOVE WITH A SHEEP.
YOUR CHOICE, YOUR LIFE STYLE.
Posted By: tired and old @ 06/06/2008 6:30:06 PM
Comment: KEEPING HOWARD DEAN ON AS DNC CHAIMAN --- PRICELESS !
HE DID NOT CAVE IN ON FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN PROBLEM.
IMAGINE THAT------ A DEMOCRAT FOLLOWING RULES.
Posted By: metzlerd @ 06/06/2008 5:05:31 PM
Comment: No one said he never accepted money from them. He just had not done so since he made the decision to run his campaigns that way. Even you were not born with an opinion on lobbyists. Over time you develop your stances on issues. At that time he wasn't saying he didn't take money either.
Furthermore, it isn't that elected officials should never talk to anybody. They just should not be pesuaded by monetary gifts.
Regarding lobbyists that work for him. There are none at the top of his campaign. They might volunteer as campaign chairs for state get out the vote or campaign organizers at state and local levels. I don't think anyone has eliminated the lobbyists right to vote or support a candidate. They just don't have the daily direct access or the ability to influence his stances on the issues.
But really, I doubt McCain campaign supporters want to get in a discussion about lobbyists working for candidates. McCain is surrounded by them at the top levels.