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In-N-Out Burgers, the most famous burger chain on the West Coast is facing calls for a boycott from California Democratic leader Eric Bauman over its contributions to the California Republican Party.
In-N-Out Burgers donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party on Aug. 27, according to a <a href="http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2287034&amendid=0"> public filing </a> with the Secretary of State.
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Eric Bauman, chairman of the California Democratic Party, took to Twitter on Wednesday night to call for a boycott in response to the filing writing,“Et tu In-N-Out? Tens of thousands of dollars donated to the California Republican Party… it’s time to #BoycottInNOut – let Trump and his cronies support these creeps… perhaps animal style!”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Et tu In-N-Out? Tens of thousands of dollars donated to the California Republican Party… it’s time to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottInNOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottInNOut</a> - let Trump and his cronies support these creeps… perhaps animal style!<a href="https://t.co/9zkdFaG5CJ">https://t.co/9zkdFaG5CJ</a></p>— EricBauman (@EricBauman) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricBauman/status/1035056785550233603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
In-N-Out Burger's executive vice president Arnie Wensinger said the company "has made equal contributions to both Democratic and Republican Political Action Committees in the State of California" in 2018.” “While it is unfortunate that our contributions to support both political parties in California has caused concern with some groups, we believe that bipartisan support is a fair and consistent approach that best serves the interests of our company and all of our Customers.”
In-N-Out Burger has been always been considered a conservative-leaning fast food chain. They are known for printing Bible verses on their packaging.
Irvine-based In-N-Out donated approximately $30,000 to state Republicans both in 2016 and 2017; but in 2018, they contributed $50,000 to Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy, a pro-business political action committee founded by Democratic operative David Townsend, according to Fortune.
Conservatives stepped up to show their support for the burger chain.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More of a reason to go and eat a great Burger !! Two please <br>The cult fast food chain In-N-Out is taking sides in this year's election—or is it? <a href="https://t.co/QpgtamDMM9">https://t.co/QpgtamDMM9</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FortuneMagazine</a></p>— Antonio Sabáto Jr (@AntonioSabatoJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/AntonioSabatoJr/status/1035168804597248000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“Count me in”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Count me in <a href="https://t.co/Jla7A4izT2">pic.twitter.com/Jla7A4izT2</a></p>— Zack Bates (@ZackBates) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZackBates/status/1035413720871010305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“Homework assignment for the weekend: enjoy one of these!”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Homework assignment for the weekend: enjoy one of these! <a href="https://t.co/beV1n5VJG2">pic.twitter.com/beV1n5VJG2</a></p>— Mike Goldweber (@halciber) <a href="https://twitter.com/halciber/status/1035566322111926274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Related Sources:
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/30/in-n-out-california-democratic-boycott-gop-republican/; https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/california-democratic-party-chairman-calls-for-in-n-out-boycott-over-gop-contributions/
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