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> under a republican president Democrat or Republican doesn't matter. Lobbying and who is offered and receives campaign contributions, etc. matter. It's about manipulation, money and power/getting re-elected, plain and simple. Notice the Reps and Dems on this list of campaign contributions from Comcast:
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000461 Top Recipients from Comcast: National Republican Congressional Cmte,
John Boehner (R-OH),
National Republican Senatorial Cmte,
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte,
DNC Services Corp,
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte,
Ed Markey (D-MA),
Democratic Municipal Officials,
Cory Booker (D-NJ),
Fred Upton (R-MI) Comcast spent $16,970,000 on lobbying in 2014. They likely lobbied both Reps and Dems. Those noted who own Comcast shares: Barber, Ron (D-AZ)
Boehner, John (R-OH)
Cohen, Steve (D-TN)
Collins, Susan M (R-ME)
Cooper, Jim (D-TN)
Dingell, John D (D-MI)
Frankel, Lois J (D-FL)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R-NJ)
Hagan, Kay R (D-NC)
Hanna, Richard (R-NY)
Heck, Dennis (D-WA)
Holding, George (R-NC)
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)
Kelly, Mike (R-PA)
Marchant, Kenny (R-TX)
McCaul, Michael (R-TX)
McDermott, Jim (D-WA)
Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) |
OpenSecrets has been sweeping that disclaimer more and more under the rug, to the point where now I'd accuse them of lying.