Open: Three things every voter should know about John McCain

Three Facts About John McCain’s Lobbyist Relationships

1. McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis helped pave the way for job losses in Ohio — putting the interests of his former lobbyist client, Deutsche Post World Net, first. Source: Davis Manafort/Deutsche Post Lobbying Disclosure, Senate Office of Public Records; Congressional Quarterly Today, 4/8/03; Washington Post, 6/26/08; New York Times, 5/20/08
2. McCain’s economic advisor and former banking lobbyist Phil Gramm led the charge for deregulation that then led to our current economic crisis. Gramm has called the economic crisis a “mental recession” — even calling America “a nation of whiners.” Source: Politico, 3/28/08; Wall Street Journal Blog 7/10/08; Washington Times, 7/9/08
3. McCain’s senior advisor, Charlie Black, made a lucrative career as a lobbyist helping Russian, Chinese, and Libyan oil companies take control of the U.S. oil market. Source: CQ Weekly, 2/15/02; SOPR; Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter, 4/16/08; Senate Office of Public Records; Business Week Online, 7/19/04; BKSH Lobbying Disclosures, Senate Office of Public Records; Washington Post, 2/22/08

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