Four years ago, Ron Bonjean was at the center of social activity at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, helping organize a series of concerts for hundreds of attendees complete with specialty snacks and corporate sponsors.
Lobbyists have largely already abandoned the type of lobbying that invokes images of smoky backrooms where lawmakers feast on expensive steaks and sip high-dollar whiskey. Disclosure rules and congressional ethics guidelines mean most lobbying events feature cocktails, food on a stick and no chairs. Crowds cheer as Hillary Clinton delivers her keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016.In 2016, Democrats raised $69.7 million for their convention and Republicans raised $65.7 million for theirs, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The gatherings also mark when corporations tend to start thinking about what the future will look like if the out-of-power party wins. Former Vice President Joe Biden's large lead over President Donald Trump is fueling such speculation this year, several lobbyists said.
Silver linings
Except for the media lobbyists targeting the American people... We've been held hostage and basically forced to endure the fakenews media's push of the Fabian Society COLLECTIVISTAGENDA If you love America, resist COLLECTIVISM
They look like a bunch of wicked witches and scary clowns. That's appropriate for lobbyists.
AnaKasparian have you talked about
Good
Good. Lobbyists should be banned.
This wont stop Trump
Grifters, greed & graft will find their ways nonetheless CAN'T TRUST NASTY TRUMP POTUS failing fake president realDonaldTrump incompetent corrupt mismanagement NASTY
Should never be allowed in the first place.
Good. They should be sidelined forever.
The one upside of 2020.
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