UPDATE: Dow (@DowNewsroom), the massive chemical company, tells me it will not donate to any member of Congress that objected to the certification of the presidential vote
This is not a pause. The company won't donate to these Republicans ever again.
Since 2014, Dow's PAC donated $1.4 million to Republicans and 396K to Democrats.
This is not a company that is pandering to liberals.
But it's drawing the line at the subversion of Democracy.
UPDATE: Dow sent a new statement, clarifying that the suspension lasts for the members' CURRENT term in office. The new statement leaves open the possibility that they will resume donations if these members are reelected
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3 major corporations say they'll suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which helped drive participation in last Wed's events
This is especially brutal for Hawley, because Hallmark is headquartered in his home state. This was the cover of today's Kansas City Star.
3. @AmericanExpress also gets its own category. It will no longer donate to any member of Congress that objected to the Electoral College vote on Wednesday. A spokesperson told popular.info that decision was permanent.
1. Republicans are convinced the PAC announcements are all a bad dream and soon they will wake up and the money will return.
2. "The sheer extent of the Republican opposition will make it difficult for businesses to simply cut off those who voted against certifying Biden’s victory, said a senior Republican business strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity."
BREAKING: In an internal memo to staff obtained by popular.info, @AmericanExpress CEO Steve Squeri says the company will no longer support the Republican members of Congress who objected to the Electoral College
"Last week's attempts by some congressional members to subvert the presidential election results and disrupt the peaceful transition of power do not align with our American Express Blue Box values; therefore AXP PAC will not support them," Squeri writes.
Notably, this announcement does not appear to be time limited.
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1. There has been A LOT of news about major corporations suspending their political contributions to members of Congress that objected to the presidential vote.
I'm going to summarize where we are at in this thread.