Joe Biden Is In Trouble Over A Fundraiser Tied To A Fossil Fuel Company

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Vox

“Those fundraisers are where influence is peddled,” said Brendan Fischer, director of federal reform for the Campaign Legal Center recently told Vox. “It’s effectively buying access. We accept it, and it’s become normalized, but if a fundraiser requires a $2,800 check to get in the door, a candidate is selling access to themselves.” Money in politics has already become a big issue in the 2020 race, with Sanders and Warren telling voters they are free from influence of millionaires and billionaires because they are not doing high-dollar fundraisers.

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