carlfense Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Interesting stuff here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/index.php Contains total amounts raised, major contributors, sector totals, etc. Link to comment
krill Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Top contributors NOTE: The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. Obama: University of California $703,781 Microsoft Corp $544,445 Google Inc $526,009 Harvard University $431,860 US Government $396,550 Deloitte LLP $369,401 DLA Piper $367,027 Stanford University $326,942 Sidley Austin LLP $312,278 Kaiser Permanente $303,163 Time Warner $295,030 Columbia University $264,588 Comcast Corp $261,274 University of Chicago $227,525 IBM Corp $218,761 Skadden, Arps et al $214,766 US Dept of State $213,256 Wells Fargo $202,216 National Amusements Inc $197,342 University of Michigan $190,862 Romney: Goldman Sachs $891,140 Bank of America $667,139 JPMorgan Chase & Co $662,719 Morgan Stanley $649,847 Credit Suisse Group $554,066 Citigroup Inc $418,263 Wells Fargo $412,250 Barclays $403,800 Kirkland & Ellis $393,667 Deloitte LLP $355,390 HIG Capital $338,000 PricewaterhouseCoopers $333,600 Blackstone Group $313,725 UBS AG $308,130 Elliott Management $281,175 Bain Capital $268,470 EMC Corp $252,250 General Electric $214,450 Ernst & Young $212,025 Sullivan & Cromwell $197,150 Wow... Link to comment
sd'sker Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 i love when the same organization gives huge amounts to both candidates. it is so telling. Link to comment
strigori Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 The list is very telling on who is asking favors later. And one list should spook people more than the other. Link to comment
Comish Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Didn't see George Soros on the list............did I miss him....?? Link to comment
strigori Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Didn't see George Soros on the list............did I miss him....?? You don't see the Koch bros, or Adleson (may have misspelled that) either. Most of those donations are to Super PACs. Link to comment
sd'sker Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 why is soros such a boogeyman? he is giving against his own interests, does that not make him more genuine than the kock bros., who are clearly trying to buy bigger tax breaks. or adelson, who is trying to buy a huge tax break and get the gov't off his back for his unscrupulous business practices (which he has admitted is his motivation). Link to comment
Comish Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Didn't see George Soros on the list............did I miss him....?? You don't see the Koch bros, or Adleson (may have misspelled that) either. Most of those donations are to Super PACs. Good point. I just remembered seeing he gave 1.5 million last week...........but you're correct, it was to super pacs Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Imagine life where money is not involved with politics. I will always dream of that day but it will never happen. Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Imagine life where money is not involved with politics. I will always dream of that day but it will never happen. Thank you, Supreme Court, vis a vis, Citizens United. And word on the street is that in the next session or two, the Supremes are going to allow even greater freedom on political donations, allowing unlimited donations to campaigns directly from corporations, essentially eliminating the need for the layer of SuperPACs. Link to comment
strigori Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Short of a constitutional amendment forbidding it... Which would be something I would fully support. Link to comment
sd'sker Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 remember when corporations did not have all of the rights of an individual without any of the liabilities? i do not. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Imagine life where money is not involved with politics. I will always dream of that day but it will never happen. Thank you, Supreme Court, vis a vis, Citizens United. And word on the street is that in the next session or two, the Supremes are going to allow even greater freedom on political donations, allowing unlimited donations to campaigns directly from corporations, essentially eliminating the need for the layer of SuperPACs. Corporations are no different than organizations like Unions. Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Imagine life where money is not involved with politics. I will always dream of that day but it will never happen. Thank you, Supreme Court, vis a vis, Citizens United. And word on the street is that in the next session or two, the Supremes are going to allow even greater freedom on political donations, allowing unlimited donations to campaigns directly from corporations, essentially eliminating the need for the layer of SuperPACs. Corporations are no different than organizations like Unions. Can foreign unions donate to American presidential candidates? Link to comment
carlfense Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Corporations are no different than organizations like Unions. In what way? Link to comment
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