2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Uppity Liberals [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)By this text, it sure sounds like it.
By federal law, no Corporation can donate to a political candidate. The "corporations" that are breathlessly listed as being so "evil" that are supposedly contributing to candidates, are actually the aggregate contributions from the U.S. based employees of those firms. Every time you make a donation, you have to write down who you are employed by. So, far from "CEOs" and people who "get carted around in limos", if you're a back TELLER at BofA, your contribution is tossed in the pile of "Contributions from BofA".
Which means that to receive absolutely no money whatsoever from the financial industry, absolutely everyone, even the Democrats who works in the industry (down to the bank tellers) has to think a candidate is going to be terrible for the economy.
Hillary has run a pretty balanced campaign so far. She's friendly with the moderates and liberals on Wall Street, as she should be. But she continues to push for reforms. And her funding sources are quite diverse.
I'm not expecting to persuade you about this, Manny. Over the decade I've seen you writing, I've seen you become increasingly unhinged, to the point where you bash President Obama as a matter of routine. But when Secretary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, I think you will be pleasantly surprised that she really is a Democrat, and not this obscene caricature you've invented in your own mind.
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