Playing politics

DNC votes down ban on corporate lobbyist donations

February 27, 2017

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The Democratic National Committee on Saturday voted down a resolution that would have revived a ban on corporate lobbyist donations first instituted by President Obama. The corporate lobbyist donation ban was lifted by Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former DNC chair who resigned last summer amid allegations of primary contest favoritism.

DNC members are considering Resolution 33 banning corp $ now pic.twitter.com/LbR4Nz48md
— Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) February 25, 2017

Saturday's vote produced outrage on social media, particularly in the party's progressive wing.

Saturday #DNC meeting opens w/ a refusal to take up the issue of rejecting money from corporate lobbyists. A very, very bad start. #DNCChair
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) February 25, 2017

The main item on the DNC meeting agenda in Atlanta Saturday is the selection of a new DNC chair. The top two contenders are Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez.