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2025-02-06 16:13:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FD790BF9578BDAF9C360689C8E70AB69DAD28E549BC5B414643219483AE92BBD
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Misleading. OpenSecrets combines donations from individuals working in an industry and PACs. https://archive.ph/3qrHq https://archive.ph/LL4fk#selection-2953.28-2953.50:~:text=from%20employees%20or%20PACs https://web.archive.org/web/20250206082335/https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/big-pharma-pac-contributions-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-open-secrets-data/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250206081628/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-rfk-big-pharma/ All 2020 Democratic presidential candidates (e.g., Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, etc.) rejected ALL PAC money, including pharmaceutical PACs. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022123658/https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/07/20dems-are-taking-money-healthcare/#:~:text=None%20of%20the%20candidates%20have%20received%20a%20dollar%20in%20PAC%20contributions%20from%20the%20health%2Drelated%20industries%20%E2%80%94%20and%20likely%20won%E2%80%99t%20because%20they%20are%20all%20rejecting%20corporate%20PAC%20contributions%20entirely https://web.archive.org/web/20200914041705/https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/2020-democrats-stands-on-campaign-finance/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191221112410/https://elizabethwarren.com/plans#strengthen-our-democracy https://web.archive.org/web/20190812163338/https://berniesanders.com/issues/get-big-money-out-of-politics-and-restore-democracy/
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