Romney Campaign Gets Cozy with DC Lobbyists fundraiser
Politico is reporting that this coming Tuesday the DC lobby firm Patton Bogg's will hold a fundraiser for presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Considering how volatile the issue of lobbyists has been in elections as of late I am little surprised (or maybe a little naive) that Romney would allow his campaign to so publicly align itself with an industry so disliked by the electorate.
While there isn't much polling on public trust levels of the lobbying industry, it is pretty common for the industry to rank below lawyers and used car salesmen when the public is quered on such things. Afterall, throughout history many lobby firms have done the dirty work for some not-so-popular corporations and organizations, whether that be big tobacco, big oil or weapons manufacturers.
Patton Boggs is a massive DC law firm with a lot of its work concentrated on lobbying US government agencies and elected officials on behalf of their clients. According to the Politico article, Patton Boggs clients over the years include: AT&T, Citigroup, Delta Airlines, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, LightSquared, Microsoft, the National Association of Broadcasters, Northrop Grumman, Royal Dutch Shell, Visa and Wal-Mart.
A search of the Senate Lobbyist database reveals other interesting clients Patton Boggs has done lobby work on behalf of: http://www.definedemocracy.org/lobby_firm_patton_bogg_s_to_throw_romney_fundraiser
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