The Scorpion and the Frog: US Corp's Gave Over $8m to Election Deniers
The Guardian:
US corporations gave more than $8m to election deniers midterm campaigns
Some of the best-known corporations in the US, including
AT&T,
Boeing,
Delta Air Lines and the
Home Depot, collectively poured more than $8m into supporting election deniers running for US House and Senate seats in this months midterm elections.
A study by the non-partisan government watchdog organization Accountable.US, based on the latest filings to the Federal Election Commission, reveals the extent to which big corporations were prepared to back Republican nominees despite their open peddling of false claims undermining confidence in democracy. Though many were ultimately unsuccessful in their election bids, the candidates included several prominent advocates of Donald Trumps lie that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from him.
At the top of the list of 20 corporations backing election deniers through their political action committees (Pacs) is a familiar name in the world of rightwing agitating
Koch Industries. According to the
Accountable.US review, the Koch energy conglomerate spent $771,000 through its Pac on Republican candidates with a track record of casting doubt on elections.
Why does our democracy keep on helping these scorpions? We need to get the money out of politics. They profit by manipulating us, even though they'd profit more by letting the middle class prosper.