Excerpt: "After a wrenching yearlong nominating battle with searing debates over the influence of Wall Street and the ability of ordinary citizens to be heard over the din of dollars changing hands, the party's moneyed elite returned to the fore this week, undeterred and mostly unabashed."
Protesters outside the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia on Monday, where the biggest players in the Democratic Party's moneyed elite had gathered. (photo: Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)
After Lying Low, Deep-Pocketed Clinton Donors Return to the Fore
28 July 16
n a luxury suite high above the convention floor, some of the Democratic Party’s most generous patrons sipped cocktails and caught up with old friends, tuning out Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Monday as he bashed Wall Street in an arena named after one of the country’s largest banks.
On Tuesday, when Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major party, a handful of drug companies and health insurers made sure to echo the theme, paying to sponsor an “Inspiring Women” panel featuring Democratic congresswomen.
And in the vaulted marble bar of the Ritz-Carlton downtown, wealthy givers congregated in force for cocktails and glad-handing, as protesters thronged just outside to voice their unhappiness with Wall Street, big money in politics and Mrs. Clinton herself.
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