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pnwmom

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27. Thank you for all this research. And just to underline your point, people don't understand

Tue May 30, 2017, 06:34 PM

May 2017

that when Booker is reported as having "taken" funds from various industries, all that means is that his donors are EMPLOYEES of those industries. (You have to report the name of your employer every time you give a couple hundred dollars to a candidate.) And since NJ is headquarters for the pharma industry, and a major bedroom community for ordinary people who work in NYC financial firms, OF COURSE he is listed as getting a lot of donations from these groups.

And he does. From the INDIVIDUALS who are employed in those industries. So everyone from a bank teller at Chase to a VP at Goldman Sachs gets lumped into the same category.

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Cory Booker's Constituents - He reflects how we make our money [View all] JustAnotherGen May 2017 OP

There are big drives against both Warren and Booker and yet some here are falling for it. bettyellen May 2017 #1

You cannot get elected in NJ if you aren't in the pocket of these groups. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #2

I'm in telecom JustAnotherGen May 2017 #4

Off topic. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #6

Yes and I don't know how JustAnotherGen May 2017 #9

In my neighborhood if I did that. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #12

They have to drive up a retaining wall JustAnotherGen May 2017 #16

Tee hee - just remember JustAnotherGen May 2017 #11

She is trying to ensure that Else You Are Mad May 2017 #13

She's lost her doggone mind JustAnotherGen May 2017 #15

I plan on voting for Johnson. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #17

How is Booker "in the pocket of these groups"? Don't you understand Federal Campaign Finance law? George II May 2017 #22

It's great WellDarn May 2017 #3

It didn't fail in the 7th legislative district JustAnotherGen May 2017 #5

Perhaps because THIS black man WellDarn May 2017 #20

You know not one thing about me JustAnotherGen May 2017 #21

Quote WellDarn May 2017 #24

Thanks for breaking it down, JAG. sheshe2 May 2017 #7

Yes, people forget they are in the Senate treestar May 2017 #8

I moved to Joisey many moons ago to work for a small tech co... TreasonousBastard May 2017 #10

I drive on 202 every day JustAnotherGen May 2017 #14

Left NJ over 10 years ago and 202 still had a few green spots on it then, but... TreasonousBastard May 2017 #18

Shhh - don't tell anyone JustAnotherGen May 2017 #19

Don't remember the cleaners, but I gave up trying to explain the circle... TreasonousBastard May 2017 #23

I think you are supposed to don sackcloth and ashes, JAG. brer cat May 2017 #25

Great post k&r JHan May 2017 #26

Thank you for all this research. And just to underline your point, people don't understand pnwmom May 2017 #27

K&R murielm99 May 2017 #28

I am guilty of it as well Le Gaucher Jun 2017 #29