Microsoft, AmEx, Airbnb and other major companies have pledged not to donate to Republican election objectors in 2022
After the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, dozens of major corporations publicly pledged to pause their financial contributions to 147 Republican lawmakers who had voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Since the riot, corporate political action committee dollars flowing to Republican objectors fell by nearly two-thirds, progressive newsletter Popular Information found.
Big-name companies like Allstate, American Express, Nike, Walgreens, Microsoft, AmEx, Dow, BASF, Eversource Energy, Airbnb and Lyft.
are among the 79 major corporations
that have adhered to their commitment not
to donate directly to Republican objectors or to political committees that support them,
the newsletter reported.
"There has been a significant decrease in corporate support for Republican objectors," Popular Information founder and author Judd Legum told
CBS MoneyWatch.