@nosilverv @418tpot The pattern of "donating to earn the right to get facetime for when popular reform is still in committee (and you can then lobby to have popular policy details you hate killed quietly)" is less well attested, but support can be found he
@What51771670 @HawleyMO @espn @Disney @ABCNetwork @NBA Second, lobbyists have a huge swaying destructive swath of power. https://t.co/bSaA1fjz3F And once again for both sides. But he’s still an hypocrite.
Hey GOP. https://t.co/ORh49sAlLz
scores of academic studies establish the correlation; testimony from retired lobbyists, politicians, and consultants proves the causation. I hate to screen-grab an excellent recent free paper by Amy McKay et al, but this is where discussion has to start:
@BlackBelted @OpenSecretsDC @Sludge here's a March 2018 study on lobbyists' personal donations focusing on key committee members. Plenty more academic resources like the following: https://t.co/MxdLLtwuYN
RT @timlapira: Must read new Amy McKay work on lobbyists' personal campaign $: majority party agenda bills=opportunity to raise $, even if…
RT @timlapira: Must read new Amy McKay work on lobbyists' personal campaign $: majority party agenda bills=opportunity to raise $, even if…