claim: "i don't have lobbyists running my campaign."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: jan 17, 2008 ... “i don't have lobbyists running my campaign,” romney said. “i don't have lobbyists that are tied to my — ” glen johnson, an associated press reporter who was sitting on the floor as he typed on his laptop computer, interrupted to point out that ron kaufman, one of romney's top advisers, is a lobbyist.
evidence_2: dec 15, 2015 ... asked if he and his father had discussed establishing a wall between his lobbying and the campaign, andy blunt responded: "i have always taken the approach that i don't talk to my father about my clients. and so there is really no wall discussion to be had, because the initial conversation never happens.".
evidence_3: jan 2, 2012 ... four years ago, mr. romney assailed mr. mccain for having close ties to big-time washington lobbyists like mr. black. “i don't have lobbyists running my campaign,” mr. romney said at the time. “somebody doesn't put the kind of financial resources that i have put into this campaign and the personal ...
evidence_4: mar 17, 2009 ... of the 513 promises we're tracking, this one has become the most controversial. it is the cornerstone of president obama's campaign theme about limiting the influence of special interests. during the campaign, obama said many times that lobbyists would not run his white house, and the campaign ...
evidence_5: nov 11, 2016 ... one is that some of his “plans” are so short and incomplete that nobody has any idea what the hell they mean. others appear designed to fix flaws in the campaign finance system that simply don't exist. the second big problem is that trump looks poised to staff his white house with the very kind of people ...