Democrats' Fund Taps Corporate Donors for Convention

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Published on Saturday, May 12, 2012 by Common Dreams
Democrats' Fund Taps Corporate Donors for Convention

- Common Dreams staff


The Wall Street Journal reports today that Democratic National Committe officials have backed away from a promise not to accept corporate contributions at President Obama's nominating convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this summer.

The WSJ says that before this year, both the Democrats and the Republicans accepted corporate contributions to fund their conventions — with 2/3rds of the 2008 Denver Democratic convention paid for by corporate contributions. Private fundraising for the convention has lagged — and labor unions are refusing to chip in, unhappy over the selection of a convention site in a right-to-work state.

Meanwhile, an online petition by activists is urging the DNC to move its national convention out of North Carolina. It's in reaction to North Carolina voters passing a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on Tuesday. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/12-0

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2. And the tone deafness continues:

"..and labor unions are refusing to chip in, unhappy over the selection of a convention site in a right-to-work state."

AND

"Meanwhile, an online petition by activists is urging the DNC to move its national convention out of North Carolina. It's in reaction to North Carolina voters passing a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on Tuesday."

Doesn't even register.

Sad, very freakin' sad.