Posts tagged donors
Holding Politicians Accountable
Welp.
Why we can’t have nice things, climate change edition:
“Political analysts say the problem for many Republicans is how to carve out a position on climate change that does not turn off voters like Mr. Becker, but that also does not alienate powerful conservative campaign donors.”
“An explosion of spending on political advertising on television – set to break $2 billion in congressional races – is accelerating the rise of moneyed interests and wrestling control from the candidates’ own efforts to reach voters.” http://nyti.ms/1thEgQs
Everyone in the financial industry, much like the business world, look at politics as an investment, and they just don’t feel like they got much of a return.