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Media Matters: The McCain/Lobbyist Connection (4/17/08)

An interactive graphic definitively lays to rest the media created myth of the Republican candidate not beholden to "special interests":
Not only does the McCain campaign have more current and former lobbyist bundlers than any other candidate, but McCain has more current and former lobbyists working on his campaign staff than any other candidate in the 2008 presidential election. Media Matters for America has previously catalogued the extensive number of lobbyists and their deep connections to industries, such as the communication and financial industries, which McCain oversaw as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.

See FAIR's Media Advisory: Media Double Standard on Fundraising Promises: Challenging Obama, Ignoring McCain's Hypocrisy (4/16/08)

Update: A Media View on a USA Today article on Barack Obama's ties to lobbyists complained that USA Today should have done an article on McCain's considerably stronger ties to lobbyists; in fact, USA Today (3/23/08) had previously run a piece on McCain and lobbyists. FAIR regrets the error.

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