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Here is the 2008 Election Cycle Giving by
Industry to Candidates. The question arises, What is the
reason industries and Political Action Committees give to a
particular candidate? Note: Barak Obama states in almost
every speech that he takes NO PAC money. Based on what you
see here is that true? Both democratic candidates state
that Republican campaigns are financed by special interests and
big oil. Conversely, The Republican manta is that
Democrats are financed by Trial Lawyers , Insurance, and
Pharmaceuticals. Republicans and Democrats both say the
other is financed by Lobbyists. Without pointing things
out here, look at the charts to see if your candidate is being
financed by industries that have a possible gain for giving to
that candidate. Who gets more money from healthcare?
Who gets money from single issue special interests? Who
gets the Most from Trial Lawyers? Who gets the most from
Energy? For further information please see
http://www.opensecrets.org
which tracks money, legislation, and Bills Sponsors to give the
public and understanding of why money is given to a particular
candidate and what legislation that candidate introduced so one
can correlate the two variables: Money / Legislation.
Defense
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Clinton, Hillary |
$199,926 |
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McCain, John |
$158,321 |
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Paul, Ron |
$143,829 |
|
Obama, Barack |
$99,085 |
|
Huckabee, Mike |
$23,376 |
Energy/Natural Resources
|
Clinton, Hillary |
$704,440 |
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Obama, Barack |
$619,895 |
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McCain, John |
$498,943 |
|
Paul, Ron |
$145,960 |
|
Huckabee, Mike |
$68,605 |
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
|
Clinton, Hillary |
$15,131,604 |
|
Obama, Barack |
$11,591,196 |
|
McCain, John |
$6,045,302 |
|
Paul, Ron |
$948,009 |
|
Huckabee, Mike |
$653,748 |
Health
|
Clinton, Hillary |
$3,652,627 |
|
Obama, Barack |
$2,819,291 |
|
McCain, John |
$1,095,582 |
|
Paul, Ron |
$704,728 |
|
Huckabee, Mike |
$252,554 |
Lawyers & Lobbyists
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Clinton, Hillary |
$12,579,580 |
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Obama, Barack |
$9,607,724 |
|
McCain, John |
$2,924,506 |
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Huckabee, Mike |
$227,444 |
|
Paul, Ron |
$204,595 |
Ideology/Single-Issue
|
Clinton, Hillary |
$713,621 |
|
Obama, Barack |
$388,434 |
|
McCain, John |
$160,098 |
|
Huckabee, Mike |
$36,519 |
|
Paul, Ron |
$14,442 |
Labor Unions
Communications
/Electronics
|
Clinton, Hillary |
$5,696,243 |
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Obama, Barack |
$5,477,750 |
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McCain, John |
$1,238,126 |
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Paul, Ron |
$977,671 |
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Huckabee, Mike |
$170,046 |
METHODOLOGY:
The
totals
on these
charts
are
calculated
from PAC
contributions
and
contributions
from
individuals
giving
more
than
$200, as
reported
to the
Federal
Election
Commission.
Individual
contributions
are
generally
categorized
based on
the
donor's
occupation/employer,
although
individuals
may be
classified
instead
as
ideological
donors
if
they've
given
more
than
$200 to
an
ideological
PAC.
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