Lobbyists for Monsanto, ExxonMobil Raise Money for Hillary Clinton

[Ichingcarpenter]

Jul 17, 2015 10:50 AM CEST
Registered lobbyists brought in more than $2 million in fundraising for the Clinton campaign, recent filings show.


When Barack Obama was running for the presidency in 2008—and later for reelection in 2012—he promised he wouldn't take money from registered lobbyists, not even as bundlers. In the race to succeed him, Hillary Clinton is not following in his footsteps.

The former secretary of state raised more than $2 million from 40 "bundlers"—fundraisers who get their contacts to give to campaigns—who were also lobbyists, according to financial forms released Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission. In all, the Clinton campaign raised $46.7 million between the beginning of April and the end of June.

Bundlers, who are often wealthy or well-connected individuals, do more than donate to campaigns. They put their social networks to work for favorite candidates, persuading (often equally wealthy and well-connected) family members, friends, colleagues, and other contacts to donate as well, effectively bringing in far more money than they could under the current legal donation limits. Individuals can contribute $2,700 to candidate committees (as opposed to super PACS) for the primary election and the same amount for the general election, for a total of $5,400 in a campaign cycle. Campaigns don't have to disclose their bundlers—unless those bundlers are also lobbyists.

Clinton's bundlers include some familiar names: Jerry Crawford, an outside lobbyist to Monsanto and Iowa kingmaker, put together another $35,000 or so. Tony Podesta, a mega-lobbyist who co-founded the Podesta Group and is the brother of Clinton's campaign chair John, bundled almost $75,000.


Other bundlers lobby for big companies including Microsoft (Fred Humphries) and Exxon Mobil (Theresa Fariello) or industry groups including the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (Daphna Peled). Another group includes former staffers for prominent Democratic politicians (including President Clinton) and politicians themselves, including former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges. Lobbyist bundlers don't have to disclose their employers, but the names appear on both Clinton's disclosures and 2015 lobbyist registrations.


http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-17/lobbyists-for-monsanto-exxon-mobile-raise-money-for-hillary-clinton

[Scuba]

1. But there's no quid pro quo. Honest!

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Her campaign filings reveal that 40 lobbyists are fundraising for her presidential bid.

Wealthy Donors and Lobbyist Bundlers Are Largely Bankrolling Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Her campaign filings reveal that 40 lobbyists are fundraising for her presidential bid.





he bulk of Clinton's campaign funds came from an elite, wealthy class of donors—those who can afford to give the maximum donation. In 2014, roughly 0.04 percent of Americans made the maximum donation for a primary campaign of $2,600 (adjusted to $2,700 in this election cycle). Bush's campaign raised more than 80 percent of its cash from this upper-crust of donors, and Clinton raised 64 percent. Clinton may well have had 250,000 donors—but just 11,400 of them accounted for almost two-thirds of her total fundraising.

Clinton also got a big boost from her bundlers—supporters who tap their personal and professional networks to amass donations for the campaign. Candidates are only required to list the names of registered lobbyists who have bundled for them, and Clinton did go above and beyond that by releasing on her website the names of 122 people who had raised $100,000 or more for her campaign. With much less fanfare, she also disclosed to the Federal Election Commission the names of 40 registered lobbyists who bundled just over $2 million for her campaign.


http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/hillary-clinton-fundraising-bundlers-lobbyists

[lewebley3]

14. No, owners Hillary; She is her own person: We know Hillary's progessive History

[Lancero]

2. Considering how many people here are 'supposedly' against GMOs...

It's a bit surprising that a good number of them are Hillary supporters.

The fight against GMO's isn't going to be won by putting into office a candiate pushed for so heavily by the number 1 GMO producing company.

I guess fighting against GMO's isn't as important as people say it is.

[99Forever]

3. But but but...

...Hillary is the real true progressive liberal!!!!!!!!!!!! Reeeeeeeeeally!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*wink wink*

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Hillary Clinton Schmoozing with Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein in 2015

The People vs. Goldman Sachs

A Senate committee has laid out the evidence. Now the Justice Department should bring criminal charges



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-people-vs-goldman-sachs-20110511#ixzz3g9rRDpsx
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The latest evil from Goldman Sachs

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/21/1346544/-The-latest-evil-from-Goldman-Sachs

[LWolf]

6. That's a friendly scene. nt

[lewebley3]

16. Yes Hillary is a true Progressive: Sanders people trying to erase 26 years of Clinton

[99Forever]

19. ...

[artislife]

7. There's our Hillary

[Darb]

8. That's because they know she can win.

Farkin derrrrrrr.

[Geronimoe]

11. No it's because they know they can win

There is only one instance in which the banksters didn't get their chosen candidate elected.

[Darb]

23. What instance was that?

Carter?

[L0oniX]

12. Hmmm ...I think we have a few here that also know she can win.

So I guess they have that in common. I never thought I'd see the day when the party I belong to is pushing for an oligarchy backed candidate.

[Darb]

22. The oligarchy backs everyone.

If they sense that Sanders has enough Joementum, they will back him too.

[ybbor]

9. Well you need the petroleum industry to get the GMOs to the bank, er

Market.

[L0oniX]

10. Hillary ...obviously the oligarchy's choice.

[Gamecock Lefty]

13. GMOs?

Nothing wrong with GMOs. Try feeding the world on just organics.

I'm glad Monsanto, a progressive ag company, has donated to Hillary.

[BrotherIvan]

21. You do know that people can see what you wrote in your last sentence

And that they are laughing and making this face

[Cheese Sandwich]

24. There's quite a lot of food that is neither GMO nor "organic"

Probably most of the food

[LiberalArkie]

15. Back when HRC was running against Obama, I worked in an office area that had

about 25 women and about 5 guys. We were I believe mostly Democrat with the exception of about 3 who were rabid tea partiers. Oh the fun times. But anyway, the women were solid HRC and the guys were split. The day after the general election I asked around if the polls they went to were full and how big the line. I was the only one who voted. I wondered why they lost their enthusiasm after the primaries.

[Indepatriot]

17. Who's "champion" does she wanna be ?

[whatchamacallit]

18. This is really a good thing

or something.

[SoapBox]

20. It's just another "hit" piece on HRC!

Cue the outrage...3, 2, 1...Action!

[Segami]

25. K&R.

[Zorra]

26. Recommend. nt