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Whither Corporate Campaigning?

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:15 — Dave Culver
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Government & Politics

Discussing the new campaign finance paradigm in light of public disclosures of corporate partisanship and the marketplace and public relations wisdom in using that new freedom to affect electoral outcomes.

Andy Driscoll and Lynnell Mickelsen, Truth to Tell, KFAI-FM | MN

Do Target and Best Buy serve as prime examples of why corporate donations to political campaigns may not be wise investments? Is the flap over donations to Republican Tom Emmer's campaign a short-sighted result of not thinking ahead to the effect on bottom lines and shareholder discontent, not to mention customer backlash.

This may be the first inkling of the fallout over the US Supreme Court's Citizen United decision granting corporations the freedom to donate directly to political campaigns, not just to independent expenditures and phony fronts that try to undermine candidate credibility.

Guests:

  • Mike Dean, President, Common Cause Minnesota
  • David Schultz,  Author, Adjunct Professor of Law, Hamline University, Campaign Finance Specialist

Broadcast: in Minneapolis/St. Paul KFAI-90.3/106.7/Streamed @ KFAI.org<http://www.kfai.org/truthtotell> 9-10AM, Monday, September 13

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