Republican Insiders Say Corporate ‘Woke-ism’ Threatens Pact Between GOP and Big Business

Republican Insiders Say Corporate ‘Woke-ism’ Threatens Pact Between GOP and Big Business
A woman walks past the elephant logo of the Republican Party on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A lobbying and communications outfit with deep ties to GOP leadership argued in a recent memo that the rise of “woke CEOs embracing avant-garde social agendas” is fueling a populist surge in the Republican Party that threatens to upend its longstanding pact with big business.

There’s “trouble ahead for the tried-and-true coalition of Republicans and corporate America—and the issues they care about,” CGCN Group wrote.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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