When Joe Biden ran for president in 2008, his campaign raked in checks from lobbyists and PACs affiliated with Bank of America, eBay and T-Mobile. This time around, he's following the lead of other Democrats by now rejecting lobbyists' money
When Joe Biden ran for president in 2008, his campaign raked in checks from Washington lobbyists as well as PACs affiliated with corporations such as Bank of America, eBay and T-Mobile.
“If Biden runs, I’ll be working as much as time allows for him,” Eizenstat said in an interview before the former vice president announced his bid. Eizenstat, a senior counsel at the law and lobbying firm Covington & Burling who was registered to lobby as recently as last year, said he didn’t consider himself a lobbyist and hadn’t contacted a member of Congress in years.Sign Up
The dynamic highlights the tension many Democratic presidential candidates are facing this year as they try to distance themselves from moneyed interests but also raise record amounts of cash, which they’ll need to compete in a crowded primary and eventually take on President Donald Trump. "Every time a leader running for the highest office in the country rejects corporate PAC money, it's a win for the American people and a blow to special interests,” Patrick Burgwinkle, a spokesman for End Citizens United PAC, which encourages Democrats to reject corporate PAC money, wrote in an email to POLITICO. “Vice President Biden is sending a powerful message to Americans about who he would be accountable to as President.
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