{"id":171432,"date":"2016-07-24T22:38:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T04:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=171432"},"modified":"2016-07-25T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T21:31:06","slug":"the-influence-diaries-dispatches-from-the-democratic-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/07\/the-influence-diaries-dispatches-from-the-democratic-national-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"The influence diaries: Dispatches from the Democratic National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_171435\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-171435\" src=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-771x578.jpg\" alt=\"DNC\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-771x578.jpg 771w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-336x252.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_6861.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Michael Beckel \/ Center for Public Integrity<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Center for Public Integrity\u2019s money-in-politics reporting team is bringing you news from the Democratic National Convention \u2014 focusing on special-interest influence, big-money politicking and corporate schmoozing.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Public Integrity\u2019s<\/a> money-in-politics reporting team is bringing you news from the Democratic National Convention \u2014 focusing on special-interest influence, big-money politicking and corporate schmoozing. Reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/authors\/michael-beckel\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Beckel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/authors\/carrie-levine\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie Levine<\/a> are on the ground in Philadelphia. Follow their coverage this week by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/2016\/07\/24\/19923\/influence-diaries-dispatches-democratic-national-convention\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. And click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/2016\/07\/16\/19924\/influence-diaries-dispatches-republican-national-convention\" target=\"_blank\">here to read their coverage of the Republican National Convention<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>GREENBACKS GET YOU ON THE GREENS<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"module align-left half type-aside\">\n<h3>About this article<\/h3>\n<p>This story comes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/2016\/07\/24\/19923\/influence-diaries-dispatches-democratic-national-convention\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Public Integrity<\/a>, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative media organization in Washington, D.C. It\u2019s\u00a0part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/politics\/buying-president-2016?utm_campaign=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo-news&amp;utm_medium=taxonomy-link\" target=\"_blank\">Buying of the President 2016<\/a>. Tracking the candidates, political committees and nonprofits that are making this presidential election the most expensive in history.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/politics\/buying-president-2016?utm_campaign=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo-news&amp;utm_medium=taxonomy-link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read more stories in this investigation.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>7:41\u00a0p.m. Sunday, July 24:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Company<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altria.com\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Altria<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcbs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbott.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abbott Laboratories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpe.com\/us\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/company.html\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a> are some of the corporate interests sponsoring the third annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/319180212\/No-Greater-Sacrifice-Congressional-Shoot-Out-Press-Release\" target=\"_blank\">No Greater Sacrifice Congressional Shoot-Out<\/a>\u00a0Monday as part of the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsorship packages for the golf tournament, which raises money for charity, range from as little as $15,000 to as much as $100,000, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/319178790\/NGS-Congressional-Shoot-Out-Flyer-and-Sponsor-Levels\" target=\"_blank\">promotional materials<\/a> obtained by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Public Integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Give at least $25,000 and your players will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/319178790\/NGS-Congressional-Shoot-Out-Flyer-and-Sponsor-Levels\" target=\"_blank\">paired with VIP golfers<\/a>, like celebrities, wounded service members or members of Congress. Other expected attendees include governors, mayors and lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p>Nine members of Congress are listed as part of the event\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/319180212\/No-Greater-Sacrifice-Congressional-Shoot-Out-Press-Release\" target=\"_blank\">honorary host committee<\/a>.\u201d They are Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matt_Cartwright\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Cartwright<\/a>, D-Pa.; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Clyburn\" target=\"_blank\">James Clyburn<\/a>, D-S.C.;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_F._Doyle\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Doyle<\/a>, D-Pa.; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ed_Perlmutter\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Perlmutter<\/a>, D-Colo.; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scott_Peters_(politician)\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Peters<\/a>, D-Calif.; and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Yarmuth\" target=\"_blank\">John Yarmuth<\/a>, D-Ky.; and Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Gillibrand\" target=\"_blank\">Kirsten Gillibrand<\/a>, D-N.Y.;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Warner\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Warner<\/a>, D-Va.; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Udall\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Udall<\/a>, D-N.M.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/319178790\/NGS-Congressional-Shoot-Out-Flyer-and-Sponsor-Levels\" target=\"_blank\">top golfer at the event<\/a> was Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trey_Gowdy\" target=\"_blank\">Trey Gowdy<\/a> of South Carolina, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2016\/06\/benghazi-report-obama-clinton-224854\" target=\"_blank\">recently concluded<\/a> a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/the-endless-trial-of-trey-gowdys-benghazi-committee-20160114\" target=\"_blank\">congressional investigation<\/a> into the circumstances around the September 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that left U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Michael Beckel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LET&#8217;S GET THIS PARTY STARTED&#8230; AGAIN<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:20 p.m. Sunday, July 24:<\/strong> The convention committee doesn\u2019t have to reveal its donors until 60 days after the Democratic National Convention, but the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Public Integrity<\/a> has already unearthed some major backers, including a seven-figure contribution from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bacweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">bricklayers\u2019 union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, companies are also finding quiet ways to give \u2014 such as sponsoring private parties that don\u2019t have to be disclosed, but allow them to rub elbows with lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see <a href=\"http:\/\/prioritiesusaaction.org\/press-releases\/priorities-usa-action-senate-majority-pac-house-majority-pac-to-host-unity-events-at-democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snoop Dogg<\/a>? Sorry \u2014 invitation only.<\/p>\n<p>For more, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicintegrity.org\/2016\/07\/07\/19899\/special-interests-look-influence-political-conventions-discreetly\" target=\"_blank\">our story here<\/a> \u2014 and remember, we\u2019ll be on the lookout for special interest influence throughout the convention.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Carrie Levine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an inside look at the influence-peddling in Philadelphia. 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