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Walmart's Walton family backing Clinton
washington examiner ^ | September 7, 2016

Posted on 09/07/2016 4:51:05 PM PDT by SMGFan

The heirs of late Walmart founder Sam Walton are backing Hillary Clinton for president.

Collectively, the leading members of Arkansas' Walton family have given about $714,000 to the candidate and the Democratic Party during the current election cycle, federal records show.

The donations are an example of the longstanding ties between the Walton and Clinton families. It is an awkward situation for the candidate, a former Walmart board member, since most of her allies in organized labor and the broader liberal movement detest the Waltons, mainly because of the company's anti-union stance.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: ar2016; fundingtheleft; hillary2016; hillaryendorsement; retail; walmart; waltonfamily
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what difference does this make?
1 posted on 09/07/2016 4:51:05 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

All they are interested in is cheap stuff to fill their stores/


2 posted on 09/07/2016 4:52:20 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Only idiot liberals believe that disarming the sheep makes them safe from the wolves.)
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To: SMGFan

Wal-Mart is backing China you mean.


3 posted on 09/07/2016 4:53:53 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Which is amazing because the libs are always screaming and carrying on about eeeeevilllll Walmart.


4 posted on 09/07/2016 4:54:10 PM PDT by Jean2 (ox)
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If we weren’t already boycotting Walmart, we’d boycott them. I


5 posted on 09/07/2016 4:54:31 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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Walmart's Walton family backing Clinton

It won't change the outcome.

Trump is gaining momentum and voters every day and will win going away..

6 posted on 09/07/2016 4:54:43 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: SMGFan

Gotta have the CHEAP stuff


7 posted on 09/07/2016 4:54:55 PM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: SMGFan

Of course they are. All they sell is cheap Chinese crap. Trump would make them less profitable.


8 posted on 09/07/2016 4:55:25 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: SMGFan

Billionaires. Wanting to help her CRUSH small business competition.


9 posted on 09/07/2016 4:56:17 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Walmart is very afraid of a Trump presidency because Trump will CUT/cleanup much of the food stamp programs.


10 posted on 09/07/2016 4:57:36 PM PDT by Ms Mable
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To: eyeamok

If only. Walmart’s primary offering is empty shelves.


11 posted on 09/07/2016 4:57:41 PM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends.)
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To: rockinqsranch

I hardly ever go so it might as well be a boycott.


12 posted on 09/07/2016 4:57:41 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: SMGFan

Walmart loves Chyyyyyyyyyyyyyyna. Heck even some strawberry jams are made in China sold in US supermarkets.


13 posted on 09/07/2016 4:58:16 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: TTFlyer

Funny, that’s actually the way my brain read the title!


14 posted on 09/07/2016 4:58:32 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: SMGFan

$714,000?

That Campaign Finance Reform that was so important for the integrity of our election process really reigns in the big boys, eh John?


15 posted on 09/07/2016 4:58:56 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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.. her allies in organized labor and the broader liberal movement detest the Waltons ..

Time for the rest of America to adopt that attitude.

16 posted on 09/07/2016 4:59:01 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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To: SMGFan

She’s an ex-board member of WM.


17 posted on 09/07/2016 4:59:13 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: Ms Mable

I’m guessing a very large part of their revenue comes from welfare people.


18 posted on 09/07/2016 5:00:04 PM PDT by Ms Mable
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To: Jean2

Most of that is because wally world will not unionize.


19 posted on 09/07/2016 5:00:23 PM PDT by Leep (Hillary Clinton does not approve of this message.)
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To: SMGFan

just paying their dues....that way, there will be no more lawsuits, penalties, accusations from the govt...


20 posted on 09/07/2016 5:00:30 PM PDT by cherry
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