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MohRokTah

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2. Apparently, the Guardian has no clue how campaign donations work in the States.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 12:40 PM

May 2015

When you donate, you must list your employer.

The Guardian has compiled a list of employers from individual donors.

It is illegal for corporations to make direct donations to federal campaigns.

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Here’s how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP bill [View all] 99th_Monkey May 2015 OP

And there are those who wonder why people don't bother to vote any more. djean111 May 2015 #1

Apparently, the Guardian has no clue how campaign donations work in the States. MohRokTah May 2015 #2

So what are you saying exactly? 99th_Monkey May 2015 #3

Individual donors who work for corporations. MohRokTah May 2015 #4

So like I said, these donors "just happened" to be making these donations 99th_Monkey May 2015 #5

#1, the Guardian presented no corroborating evidence for that specific claim MohRokTah May 2015 #6