Thread by @JuddLegum, 1. 79 members of the Pennsylvania legislature publicly opposed certification of the [...]

1. 79 members of the Pennsylvania legislature publicly opposed certification of the Electoral College

Will corporations continue to support their campaigns?

We asked them.

Follow along if interested. https://popular.info/p/corporations-expand-donation-freeze

Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature

These companies do not want to be associated with members of Congress who helped incite a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that left five people dead. But members of Congress...

2. @LillyPad (Eli Lilly) has suspended contributions to members of Congress who objected to the Electoral College. The company told Popular Information that the same policy applies to members of the PA legislature who opposed certification. https://popular.info/p/corporations-expand-donation-freeze

Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature

These companies do not want to be associated with members of Congress who helped incite a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that left five people dead. But members of Congress...

3. Several major corporations that have paused all political contributions to members of Congress said that policy extends to state-level politicians

@Microsoft
@chubb
@Boeing
@UPS
@MarathonPetroCo
@LibertyMutual
@firstenergycorp https://popular.info/p/corporations-expand-donation-freeze

Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature

These companies do not want to be associated with members of Congress who helped incite a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that left five people dead. But members of Congress...

4. But five major corporations that have cut off funding to the 147 Republican objectors in Congress did not respond to questions about members of the PA legislature that took the exact same position.

@comcast
@ATT
@Verizon
@Walmart
@generalelectric https://popular.info/p/corporations-expand-donation-freeze

Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature

These companies do not want to be associated with members of Congress who helped incite a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that left five people dead. But members of Congress...

5. If you hear from any of these companies, let me know. DMs open. Email in bio.

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