"Seeking to curry favor with the winners of the November elections, companies and business groups have flooded new House Republicans with money.
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio participates in a ceremonial swearing in with Rep. Tom Marino (R., Pa.) on Jan. 5. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
New campaign-finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission late Monday show that companies have given about $2 million in campaign donations to the 80 or so newly elected Republicans in the period between Election Day and the end of the year.
In many cases, the donations to the freshman Republicans came after the companies supported their Democratic opponents in the election."
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/02/01/companies-boost-pac-donations-to-new-house-republicans/
Why should these newly-elected officials receive "campaign contributions" nearly two years before the next election?
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