Goldman Sachs Political Contributions Turn Toxic

  
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By Paul Barton

      
Published: May 03, 2010

    

    

                   
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Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, testifies before a Senate committee
Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill.  Photo:Getty Images, courtesy Capitol News Connection

            
          
    

          

      

	 



	Campaign contributions from Goldman Sachs, a company under fire in the courts and on Capitol Hill for its derivatives practices, have suddenly become radioactive for many congressional candidates, several political observers contend.



	 



	For those in competitive races, “it’s not only tainted, it can be poisonous,” said Larry Sabato, political scientist at the University of Virginia.



	 



	“Tainted” was also a description used by Craig Holman, legislative representative for the watchdog group Public Citizen. “Goldman Sachs has run our economy into the ground,” he added.



	 


    



  
 
  

    

      

                                

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	It’s money that’s been hard for politicians to turn down.


        
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