Obama and DNC Oust Washington Lobbyists
Obama and DNC announce that they will no longer accept Washington lobbyist donations
With just under five months remaining until election day, and as the race between Senator Obama and Senator McCain begins to heat up, the DNC has followed Senator Obama’s lead and will no longer accept Washington lobbyist donations.
“We will not take a dime from Washington lobbyists or special interest PACS – we’re going to change how Washington works. They will not fund my party, they will not run our White House, and they will not drown out the voice of the American people when I am president of the United States of America,” Senator Barack Obama. [ABC News]
“Our presumptive nominee has pledged not to take donations from Washington lobbyists and from today going forward the DNC makes that pledge as well. The American people’s priorities will set the agenda in an Obama Administration, not the special interests.” -DNC Chairman Howard Dean [Boston Globe]
Tags: Barack Obama, Howard Dean