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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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From: bentway10/10/2013 2:01:09 PM
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Business Groups Lose Sway Over GOP

New York Times: "As the government shutdown grinds toward a potential debt default, some of the country's most influential business executives have come to a conclusion all but unthinkable a few years ago: Their voices are carrying little weight with the House majority that their millions of dollars in campaign contributions helped build and sustain."

"Their frustration has grown so intense in recent days that several trade association officials warned in interviews on Wednesday that they were considering helping wage primary campaigns against Republican lawmakers who had worked to engineer the political standoff in Washington."

Wall Street Journal: "The pushback is part of a small but growing move by pro-business interests to stem the tea-party tide by supporting more traditional conservative candidates."
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