Last week, Hillary Clinton was asked to stop taking money from the K Street lobbyists. She refused saying, "I don't think, based on my 35 years of fighting for what I believe in, anybody seriously believes I'm going to be influenced by a lobbyist." I thought it was a ridiculous statement at the time. How could anyone not be influenced by the kind of money these lobbyists pour into a campaign?
It looks like the American people aren't believing her assurances either. Rasmussen conducted a survey of 800 likely voters on August 6th and 7th. According to their poll, only 25% of the people believe that Clinton would not be influenced by receiving lobbyists' money. A full 48% believe she would be influenced, and another 28% say they just don't know.
Clinton should probably rethink her position on accepting this tainted money. Americans are fed up with the lobbyists, and that is true of both parties and independents.
Clinton went on to say, "A lot of those lobbyists, whether you like it or not, represent real Americans." When asked if lobbyists represent real Americans, 67% of Democrats, 69% of Republicans and 78% of independents said NO. Americans know who these lobbyists represent.
They represent groups like USINPAC, which represents Indian Americans and lobbys for the outsourcing of American jobs. This group raised over $3 million for Clinton in just one fund-raising effort. They raised this money for her because they know she supports the outsourcing of American jobs.
Lobbyists may not be the most ethical people, but they are not stupid. They are not going to waste millions of dollars on a candidate that they cannot influence.
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