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22. PAC money ≠ corporate money

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 11:56 AM

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Taking from unions and issue based groups he believes in is far different than taking money from foreign governments and large corporations or banks.

PAC money is not evil in and of itself. The people who finance the PACs they take from is the issue.

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