“Refuse corporate PAC money for his campaign (No Corporate PAC Money Pledge).”
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Verified via WebFetch: (1) Rutinel's active ActBlue donation page (secure.actblue.com/donate/mannyforco8) verbatim states 'I don't take money from Corporate PACs' — this is the pledge itself, publicly maintained. (2) FEC committee C00896670 aggregate data confirmed: $4,220,418.50 individual contributions vs. only $92,650 (~2%) other committee contributions and $0 party contributions — a profile consistent with a grassroots, no-corporate-PAC campaign. FEC does not itemize PAC donors on the summary page, so the $92,650 cannot be verified at line-item level, but no reporting indicates any corporate PAC violation. Prior researcher's rationale is honest about this limitation. Rating stands under a consistent nonpartisan standard — the same evidence would justify FULL for any party's candidate maintaining an active no-corporate-PAC pledge with matching FEC totals.
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