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Originally Posted by Slava
Well at least there's no hyperbole in this thread.
I will just note that business contributing to candidates they support isn't actually attacking the integrity of our democracy. People who do nothing, don't vote and have no idea about what is going on do far more to erode our democracy than a concerned businessman that you disagree with.
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"Concerned businessman contributing to a campaign" and "special interest trying to buy government for personal gain" aren't the same thing. The leaked tape makes Wenzel appear to be the latter, not the former. Particularly given, as SebC notes, Wenzel, his cohorts and their supported candidates were not willing to be up front about their intentions. It was all done behind what they thought were closed doors. That is why the video was so damaging to Wenzel's reputation.