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Lee Fang (@lhfang): Lobbyists serve as delegates, can pick candidates regardless of voter intent
From his tweet
Dick Gephardt, a Hillary-supporting superdelegate, is a lobbyist for the government of Taiwan & Peabody Coal.
Tom Daschle, a Hillary-supporting superdelegate, is a lobbyist for the governments of Taiwan & Japan http://goo.gl/48en1C
Chris Dodd, a Hillary-supporting superdelegate, is the top lobbyist for the MPAA, the movie industry group thats backs SOPA, TPP, etc.
Howard Dean, a Hillary-supporting superdelegate, now works at a lobbying firm and is biz partners with Newt Gingrich http://interc.pt/1RVVbFd
Andres Ramirez, Hillary-supporting superdelegate, is a lobbyist in Nevada that reps predatory title loan company CLA
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