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It cherry-picks data and also conflates individual employees with the firms themselves, so if some people working for a firm give to Rethugs, the entire firm is black-listed by the list, which is dodgy AF in terms of methodology.
Here is an older DU OP with the same list
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219776816 (notice that the YT video for that one has been taken down)
here are my replies from that thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219776816#post15
I looked up Urban Outfitters and the record does not back up the YT video claims for 2020, 2022, and 2024.
And yes, it is individuals, not the firm itself.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/urban-outfitters/totals?id=D000030711
I looked up Urban Outfitters and the record does not back up the YT video claims for 2020, 2022, and 2024.
And yes, it is individuals, not the firm itself.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/urban-outfitters/totals?id=D000030711
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219776816#post29
That app is cherry picking old data from OpenSecrets.
Paul Ryan has not run since 2016, for example.
In the last 3 cycles, 2020, 2022, and 2024, the vast majority of contributions from individuals at Urban Outfitters have went to Democratic candidates.
Also, it is problematic to cast blame on entire companies in general for the actions of some of their employees.
I am sorry, but I am going to have to give a hard pass to that app that list, and that video.
Cheers,
Cel
That app is cherry picking old data from OpenSecrets.
Paul Ryan has not run since 2016, for example.
In the last 3 cycles, 2020, 2022, and 2024, the vast majority of contributions from individuals at Urban Outfitters have went to Democratic candidates.
Also, it is problematic to cast blame on entire companies in general for the actions of some of their employees.
I am sorry, but I am going to have to give a hard pass to that app that list, and that video.
Cheers,
Cel
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219776816#post30
It actually is not, see my replies in this thread. The information is cherry picked and misleading.
I hope my years here on DU exposing corporate abuse and skulduggery lend some legitimacy to my call-out. I am absolutely not a corporate shill type, but I also do my due diligence, and this list is not something I feel is accurate and/or reliable enough to label firms with based solely upon what it says.
It actually is not, see my replies in this thread. The information is cherry picked and misleading.
I hope my years here on DU exposing corporate abuse and skulduggery lend some legitimacy to my call-out. I am absolutely not a corporate shill type, but I also do my due diligence, and this list is not something I feel is accurate and/or reliable enough to label firms with based solely upon what it says.
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