Business Roundtable Coordinates First Major Corporate PAC Election Strategy

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Financial Capture Intelligence Penetration Electoral Manipulation

The Business Roundtable, representing Fortune 500 CEOs, coordinated the first systematic corporate PAC strategy for the 1978 midterm elections. Corporate PACs contributed $9.8 million to federal candidates, with 75% going to business-friendly Republicans. This marked the beginning of coordinated corporate electoral interference and the systematic capture of legislative processes through financial influence.

Sources & Citations

[1] Business Roundtable Political Strategy Tier 2

[2] Corporate PACs and the 1978 Elections Tier 2

[3] Corporate PAC Development and 1978 Election Strategies Tier 1

[4] Political Action Committee Spending Report - 1978 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Business Roundtable Coordinates First Major Corporate PAC Election Strategy.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, November 7, 1978. https://capturecascade.org/event/1978-11-07--business-roundtable-coordinates-first-major-corpor/