Reply #86: PAC's versus Individuals [View All]

[SahaleArm]

If I donate money directly to a candidate but I work for a company that donates through a PAC, my donation is not listed as PAC money. That's the difference between individual contributions and PAC donations. I can of course donate money to the PAC, up to $5000/year. The PAC is a political representative of the corporation, regardless of who supplies the money. That's not the same as a bunch of supporters, who happen to work at the same company, donating outside the PAC entity. PAC's don't randomly donate money just because some portion of the employees support a particular candidate. They donate money to further the interests of the corporation they represent.

I'm just pointing out that Dean is neither anti-corporate nor anti-trade, and that's not a bad thing.