To the DUers who told me corporations can't contribute to campaigns, that it's illegal:

[rainy]

Do Political Business in the Daylight
Corporations are distorting our democracy and the 2016 election with their dark money.

https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-06/corporate-money-is-playing-a-shadowy-role-in-2016-politics

[Phoenix61]

1. Of course they can

That's what Citizens United was all about.

[Demsrule86]

2. I have no idea who told you that...did you ever hear of United? This was brought to us by Bush who

was brought to us by Greens. What many argue is that Democrats must take money to compete...and it is true.

[NCTraveler]

3. A part of Clintons plan was to rid politics of dark money.

Her supporters cheered it. I cheered it. Ohhh the things we lost out on.

The cornerstone of your argument lacks the nuance needed to discuss the topic.

[Demsrule86]

6. I know ...when I think of what we lost by not electing Clinton...I feel sick.

[rainy]

4. Yes but there was someone here

who kept posting that I was wrong that it was illegal. I tried to go back to my old post to just show them this but I couldn't get to the old post. It has been erased😄

[Demsrule86]

7. Why would you worry about one poster?

[NCTraveler]

10. I was told by a poster I was a right wing troll.

I gave zero fucks.

Someone on the internet said.....

[lpbk2713]

5. Perpetuating the demise of the Labor Movement is an ongoing process.

They can't afford to let up.

[Demsrule86]

8. They who? The lack of manufacturing jobs is why unions are going away.

We need to address trade in a fair way.

[mythology]

9. A corporation can't directly donate to a campaign

They can donate to a PAC which can then in turn donate up to $5,000 directly to a candidate. So if a DUer was telling you that a corporation can't donate directly to a campaign, they are right.

[rainy]

11. Was it you LOL

"About half of the states allow corporations to contribute directly to candidates, and more and more companies are turning to the states for action."
Can you explain this quote from the link I supplied?

[LeftInTX]

12. I'm tired late in the day. There is some legal mumbo-jumbo disclaimer.

But here are Obama's top donors in 2012
https://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/contrib.php?cycle=2012&id=n00009638

Here are Donald Trump's
https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/contributors?id=n00023864

I didn't include Hillary's because I didn't recognize the contributors as specific corporation, so I don't if they are PACs.