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Cha

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23. and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 07:44 PM

Sep 2019

Biden’s pledge applies only to federally registered lobbyists, and most of the money tracked by the AP was from others in the influence industry. But thousands of dollars did come from federally registered lobbyists, and Biden’s campaign said it is returning such donations.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden fundraises from lobbyists despite pledge [View all] True Dough Sep 2019 OP

Note to candidates: Magoo48 Sep 2019 #1

Same goes for Pharma Executives. ehrnst Sep 2019 #6

Actually reading your links makes a difference. JudyM Sep 2019 #9

Actually reading the posts makes a difference if you're going to comment on them ehrnst Sep 2019 #10

This was before the pledge, and he said he's returning it. You expect every candidate to know JudyM Sep 2019 #11

Goalposts moved. ehrnst Sep 2019 #13

Nope same goalposts, sorry, you're stretching too much. JudyM Sep 2019 #14

And we have a red herring... ehrnst Sep 2019 #15

What matters the most is beating trump. What matters next is reforming the way our government JudyM Sep 2019 #17

And we have yet another evasion of what I've brought up. ehrnst Sep 2019 #18

Oops! Come on Joe .... you can do better than that. nt KPN Sep 2019 #2

and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations. Cha Sep 2019 #22

Cool. KPN Sep 2019 #34

Interesting. You left out the paragraph explaining that he's returning the money. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #3

I noted that his campaign has pledged to return the money True Dough Sep 2019 #4

Whoops - missed that line above the block with the excerpt. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #5

I know you didn't edit the OP. It was just sloppy reading on my part that I missed that line. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #7

Understood True Dough Sep 2019 #8

Just Because They Give Him Millions Doesn't Mean They Expect Anything Back DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #12

It's not even millions, its $200,000. George II Sep 2019 #24

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #16

" and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations." Cha Sep 2019 #19

Did you actually READ the OP and the full article? George II Sep 2019 #25

I'm guessing a Cha Sep 2019 #37

"Big Fat NO." myohmy2 Sep 2019 #44

No "finger wagging". Cha Sep 2019 #45

He didn't "fundraise from lobbyists", he received contributions from people who work at.... George II Sep 2019 #20

Not good melman Sep 2019 #21

What, that he is returning the donations or that Sanders hired people who voted for Jill Stein to still_one Sep 2019 #29

This melman Sep 2019 #30

and Biden's campaign said it is returning such donations Cha Sep 2019 #23

You understand they really don't really care about the facts. still_one Sep 2019 #28

.. Cha Sep 2019 #33

So where a person works makes their donation corrupting or not corrupting? betsuni Sep 2019 #26

Several years ago when I posted that my sister was a bank teller at a NYC suburb bank branch... George II Sep 2019 #27

Well, she did pull out a Glock crazytown Sep 2019 #32

Sigh. betsuni Sep 2019 #35

As I recall, Pete returned some lobbyist money too. crazytown Sep 2019 #31

When you're receiving $20-30 million over the course of a few months, there are bound to be.... George II Sep 2019 #36

What I was saying is a that a Buttigieg supporter crazytown Sep 2019 #38

Yes, that's right. Actually no one should considering that EVERY campaign has situations like this. George II Sep 2019 #39

Then again, some campaigns have an easier time crazytown Sep 2019 #40

Ouch! George II Sep 2019 #41

That's right True Dough Sep 2019 #43

Al Franken on lobbying (from "Giant of the Senate" ): betsuni Sep 2019 #42