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Originally Posted by Jeff  Only a very small percentage of the money any of the candidates get come from any organization, lobbyists or Political Action Committee. |
Officially.
But ...
If Bill Gates give you money ... Is that money from him personally, or he is lobbying for Microsoft. If Steve Jobs give you money - is that his money, or is he lobbying for Apple.
And under "Individual contributors" there are many people directly & indirectly linked to businesses & special interests: corporate lawyers, Management Board members, Supervisory Board members, individual lobbies ("links") etc.
Of course today no political subject does no take money directly form a company, or other interested organization. There are many fine ways available to make the transfer less transparent.
That's how lobbies work, and that's what Obama says he will fight against.
OK, yes - is Obama a better choice than Hillary or McCain? Probably. But he ain't an angel - definitely not an angel he portraits it.