Corporate Lobbyists use DNC to Transform into ‘Democracy’ Activists

Raben Group pitches saving democracy while peddling corporate influence

The Democratic National Convention has been filled with soaring rhetoric conflating a win for the Democratic Party with rescuing the very fabric of American democracy.

President Joe Biden said on Monday night that the voters “saved democracy in 2020, and now we must save it again in 2024.” Convention speakers, meanwhile, addressed delegates under a massive “Choose Democracy” banner above the podium. 

That tagline, popular among the party faithful, has provided a convenient cover for the other professionals ambling into Chicago this week: the corporate lobbyists attempting to win influence among the many policymakers assembled for the event. 

Take the Raben Group, a lobbying firm with a long history of helping clients harness progressive causes into policy success.