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Shareholder meetings as a venue for political candidates

Erika Beras Jun 5, 2019
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Shareholder meetings as a venue for political candidates

Erika Beras Jun 5, 2019
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to attend the annual Walmart shareholders’ meeting in Arkansas today to speak about allowing hourly workers to be included on the candidate list for the company’s nominees to the board of directors. So are shareholder meetings likely to become a popular campaign venue for political candidates?

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