Leaked Docs Show DNC Hit Up Monsanto, Walmart, Altria for Cash

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Free Beacon:

The Democratic Party sought to raise money this year from companies often publicly denounced by the party’s leading politicians, including presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, leaked documents reveal.

 

A list of Democratic National Committee corporate fundraising targets indicates that the party was soliciting cash from sources such as tobacco company Altria, agricultural firm Monsanto, Walmart, McDonalds, and a host of fossil fuel companies, Wall Street banks, health insurers, and drug companies.

 

The list provides a glimpse of the often frantic efforts to finance high-dollar presidential races, but also reveals a disconnect between common populist rhetoric from leading Democrats, including Clinton, and the party’s efforts to finance what is expected to be the most expensive election in U.S. history.

 

The document, released on Thursday by a hacker who claims to have breached the DNC’s computer network, breaks down corporate PAC donors into categories. Some have already pledged financial support. Others include notes for follow-ups. And some are “unlikely” supporters or have already declined solicitations.