Our Political Director, Japhet Els, is on the ground in Denver at DNC08 running a campaign to ensure once and for all that there is no corporate influence in the Democratic Party and they can truly stand unified as a part of the people.

Barack Obama, pledged not to take corporate lobby and PAC money. Not only has the Obama campaign refused money from lobbyists, they've checked records to be sure and in April of '07 returned over $50,000 in contributions tied to lobbyists. Chairman Howard Dean and the DNC followed suit by taking the same pledge.

In contrast, Senator Chuck Schumer of the DSCC and Representative Charles Van Hollen of the DCCC have stood silent and taken millions of dollars for their own Congressional and Senatorial Committees from corporate lobbyists and PAC’s. This is creating a schism in the Democratic Party that must be bridged immediately.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has raised upwards of $109 million in 2008. This is almost $30 million more than what its Republican counterpart, the RNCC has raised. You can see for yourself where this money comes from.