The recent firestorm over the Target Corporation’s support for Tom Emmer in the Minnesota gubernatorial race illustrates a major pitfall for companies in the post-Citizens United world: They are now free to spend money on political races — but are at risk of being identified with a candidate’s whole agenda, and not just the key issues they might like.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=122931