Coca-Cola tried to sway Hillary Clinton on a soda tax submitted 2.4 years ago by fogdryer  The Coca-Cola Company DC Leaks has released a set of emails that reveal how Hillary Clinton’s campaign backpedal from supporting a soda tax after an executive from Coca-Cola was angry. The exchanges show ties between the drink giant and Capricia Marshall, a campaign associate who has deep ties to the Clintons and had previously worked as a paid consultant for Coca-Cola. (Marshall was Hillary Clinton’s special assistant when she was first lady, and was a deputy assistant and social secretary for President Bill Clinton; she continues to informally support and travel with Clinton’s 2016 campaign, according to Politico.) she came out in favor of the soda tax in Philadelphia to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks 2016 the soda industry has been pouring millions of dollars into battling these tax measures .  Coca-Cola has also donated up to $10 million to the Clinton Foundation, and the food giant and foundation have collaborated on public health commitments and economic development initiatives. Katherine Rumbaugh, vice president of government relations for Coca-Cola North America, had pulled together enough information suggesting Hillary Clinton, was not on board with soda tax idea.  vox.com fortune.com food.mic