Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free...
by jjeaff on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:54PM
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I think you oversimplify the situation. That's $60k in public campaign donations by executive employees of Nike. Which is based in Oregon, the state that Wyden represents.
Also, $60k isn't that much, considering Wyden usually raises between $4 and $8 million during a reelection year.
My guess is that he would be more swayed by the fact that Nike is one of the largest employers in Oregon.
Like it or hate it, this is the system we have, I don't see any evidence that Wyden is being bought off any more than any other Senator that accepts campaign donations from special interests (which is all of them).
Also, $60k isn't that much, considering Wyden usually raises between $4 and $8 million during a reelection year.
My guess is that he would be more swayed by the fact that Nike is one of the largest employers in Oregon.
Like it or hate it, this is the system we have, I don't see any evidence that Wyden is being bought off any more than any other Senator that accepts campaign donations from special interests (which is all of them).