Steve, I included excerpts. It think it is a good idea for you to read the entire report, for you to fairly evaluate it. It sounds as though it would not be difficult for you to read on line or have the organization send you a copy.
Steve, I included excerpts. It think it is a good idea for you to read the entire report, for you to fairly evaluate it. It sounds as though it would not be difficult for you to read on line or have the organization send you a copy.
All of the data sets and tables in the Public Citizen article are from 2020 or earlier.
Your comments about corporations continuing their pre-2021 contribution patterns AFTER January 2021 MIGHT be true, but there's no evidence for it in any of the articles you've shared with us so far (not Rolling Stone, not in Public citizen).
For the record, MY COMMENT NEVER INDICATED THAT PUBLIC CITZEN'S REPORT REFERRED TO CORPORATE DONATIONS FOR VOTER SUPPRESSION IN THE YEAR OF 2021. I referred to that in a response to a fellow subscriber without claiming a source. It is my understanding from wide range reading. I have not misquoted or made inferences based of Public Citizen's material.
Actually, you did, in reply to Mary Beth, say this:
"Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression."
I twas that comment that lit me up. I understand you've stood down from that conclusion, and I thank you for reading my comments.
You and I appear to be on the same side. And it's possible that those prior donation patterns wil re-emerge.
I think we'd both agree that just like many large corporations stopped donating to Republicans who supported the insurrection after feeling public pressure, we also need to apply the same pressure to those corporations who've previously donated to state-level politicians to have them stop state-candidate donations to those who support voter suppression laws.
Good morning, Steve. I would prefer to say that I have made a correction rather than 'stood down', which is more commonly associated with matters of law, military and competition. You will note my reply to Mary Beth concerning the issue, which so consumed our time yesterday:
Hi Mary Beth. I am communicating with you today as a result of zealous fact-checking on the part of subscriber, Steve Lord. He questioned my unsubstantiated claim, when writing the following to you, 'Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to the state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression.' He was correct. The report's language was vague on that score. The report did not have any information about contributions in 2021. I apologize for my error. Here is what the report had to say on the matter:
'Conclusion
After the January 6 insurrection many corporations announced they were pausing their campaign donations in some capacity. Public Citizen noted at the time that any measures short of lifetime bans on donations to federal level disenfranchisers likely amounted to nothing more than PR stunts'
I hope that you do not mind me posting a copy of this correction to Steve as an end note.
Steve, I included excerpts. It think it is a good idea for you to read the entire report, for you to fairly evaluate it. It sounds as though it would not be difficult for you to read on line or have the organization send you a copy.
I've read it 5 times now.
Here's the link to the article from which you copied the bullet points in the opening paragraph (your "excerpts").
https://www.citizen.org/article/corporate-sponsors-of-voter-suppression-state-lawmakers-50-million/
All of the data sets and tables in the Public Citizen article are from 2020 or earlier.
Your comments about corporations continuing their pre-2021 contribution patterns AFTER January 2021 MIGHT be true, but there's no evidence for it in any of the articles you've shared with us so far (not Rolling Stone, not in Public citizen).
For the record, MY COMMENT NEVER INDICATED THAT PUBLIC CITZEN'S REPORT REFERRED TO CORPORATE DONATIONS FOR VOTER SUPPRESSION IN THE YEAR OF 2021. I referred to that in a response to a fellow subscriber without claiming a source. It is my understanding from wide range reading. I have not misquoted or made inferences based of Public Citizen's material.
Actually, you did, in reply to Mary Beth, say this:
"Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression."
I twas that comment that lit me up. I understand you've stood down from that conclusion, and I thank you for reading my comments.
You and I appear to be on the same side. And it's possible that those prior donation patterns wil re-emerge.
I think we'd both agree that just like many large corporations stopped donating to Republicans who supported the insurrection after feeling public pressure, we also need to apply the same pressure to those corporations who've previously donated to state-level politicians to have them stop state-candidate donations to those who support voter suppression laws.
Good morning, Steve. I would prefer to say that I have made a correction rather than 'stood down', which is more commonly associated with matters of law, military and competition. You will note my reply to Mary Beth concerning the issue, which so consumed our time yesterday:
Hi Mary Beth. I am communicating with you today as a result of zealous fact-checking on the part of subscriber, Steve Lord. He questioned my unsubstantiated claim, when writing the following to you, 'Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to the state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression.' He was correct. The report's language was vague on that score. The report did not have any information about contributions in 2021. I apologize for my error. Here is what the report had to say on the matter:
'Conclusion
After the January 6 insurrection many corporations announced they were pausing their campaign donations in some capacity. Public Citizen noted at the time that any measures short of lifetime bans on donations to federal level disenfranchisers likely amounted to nothing more than PR stunts'
I hope that you do not mind me posting a copy of this correction to Steve as an end note.