Money in Politics
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SparrowHawk
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Somebody has been peeking at www.opensecrets.org. A VERY interesting site to be sure.
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Does this include the super PACS?
Last presidential election PACS
PAC Name Total Amount Dem Pct Repub Pct National Assn of Realtors $4,020,900 58% 42% Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $3,344,650 98% 2% AT&T Inc $3,108,200 47% 52% American Bankers Assn $2,918,143 43% 57% National Beer Wholesalers Assn $2,869,000 53% 47% National Auto Dealers Assn $2,860,000 34% 66% International Assn of Fire Fighters $2,734,900 77% 22% Operating Engineers Union $2,704,067 87% 13% American Assn for Justice $2,700,500 95% 4% Laborers Union $2,555,350 92% 8% Honeywell International $2,515,616 52% 48% National Assn of Home Builders $2,480,000 46% 54% Air Line Pilots Assn $2,422,000 85% 15% Credit Union National Assn $2,362,899 54% 46% Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $2,321,842 97% 3% Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $2,316,559 95% 5% Service Employees International Union $2,285,850 94% 6% American Federation of Teachers $2,283,250 99% 1% Teamsters Union $2,248,950 97% 3% National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $2,210,475 80% 20%
PAC Name Total Amount Dem Pct Repub Pct National Assn of Realtors $4,020,900 58% 42% Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $3,344,650 98% 2% AT&T Inc $3,108,200 47% 52% American Bankers Assn $2,918,143 43% 57% National Beer Wholesalers Assn $2,869,000 53% 47% National Auto Dealers Assn $2,860,000 34% 66% International Assn of Fire Fighters $2,734,900 77% 22% Operating Engineers Union $2,704,067 87% 13% American Assn for Justice $2,700,500 95% 4% Laborers Union $2,555,350 92% 8% Honeywell International $2,515,616 52% 48% National Assn of Home Builders $2,480,000 46% 54% Air Line Pilots Assn $2,422,000 85% 15% Credit Union National Assn $2,362,899 54% 46% Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $2,321,842 97% 3% Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $2,316,559 95% 5% Service Employees International Union $2,285,850 94% 6% American Federation of Teachers $2,283,250 99% 1% Teamsters Union $2,248,950 97% 3% National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $2,210,475 80% 20%
DW, don't let union propaganda confuse you. Big business gives almost equally between R's & D's because they are buying influence.
Unions give almost exclusively to Dems because of the union leaderships political ideology.
Unions give almost exclusively to Dems because of the union leaderships political ideology.
