No PAC money pledge?
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Synder this week challenged fellow candidates to take a pledge to not take money from political action committees and lobbyists.
Snyder, a former CEO of Gateway computers, made the challenge in the form of a letter to other republican candidates. An article in The Detroit Free Press quoted Snyder to say that “voters no longer trust politicians and are in thrall to special interests. Declining to take their contributions will begin to restore trust . . .”
Synder, likely the wealthiest of the all republican candidates, is unlikely to convince his less affulent oppenents to take up his challenge.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
This is just some rich guy trying to buy the nomination. Perhaps someone should tell Mr. Synder that not everyone has the ability to get rich while they are screwing other people. Wait on second thought, maybe he is perfect for government!!!
May 31st, 2009 at 11:37 am
I generally reject all candidates who reject PAC contributions since PACs reflect the wide range of people and groups (i.e., “special interests”) who are active in our political system. Rejecting PAC funds usually means one or more of the following; (a) the candidate is self funded, (b) some high priced consultant has convinced a naive candidate to come out against “special interests,” or (c) the candidate has no groups supporting his or her campaign so has nothing to lose. Probably all true for Snyder.