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Re:Facebook is talking to the White House about giving away ... by romanovcode on Friday October 07, 2016 @05:40AM (#12659309)
What? Fundraising is buying power directly.

FB: I give you money for fundraising, you approve bills that are good for me.

Congressman: OK.

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Re:Facebook is talking to the White House about giving away ... by DannyBee on Friday October 07, 2016 @12:48PM (#12662061)
This is quite literally indirect. Because they are not giving money to the candidate themselves , they are giving money to a campaign, and the candidate can't touch it.
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