Top Political Donors: 1989-2012 (education, county, elect, money)

[le roi]

for example ... in the 2012 cycle alone, Crossroads/Crossroads GPS spent more money than "ActBlue" plus the unions have spent in the past 20 years.

anyone who seriously thinks the left spends more than the right needs to have their head examined.

notice the dollar amounts, here....

Organization Profiles | OpenSecrets

1 American Crossroads/Crossroads GPS $176,429,025
2 Restore Our Future $142,097,336
3 Priorities USA/Priorities USA Action $65,166,859
4 National Republican Congressional Cmte $64,653,078
5 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $60,545,352
6 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $52,834,293
7 Republican National Cmte $43,629,275
8 Majority PAC $37,498,257
9 Americans for Prosperity $36,352,928
10 US Chamber of Commerce $35,657,029

[Mathguy]

The funniest one on the list is Goldman Sachs.

Didn't you just love how leading up to the 2008 election the narrative was how the republicans were the ones in bed with wall street and Obama and his crew were going to put a stop to that?

The republicrats sure know how to keep the sheep stupid and fleeced.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by le roi

that's all well and good, but you're only measuring a subset of all political money

mainly, you're ignoring what is referred to as "Outside Spending"

The list is what it is.

Hey - money is not evil in itself, but it does reveal some things.

You guys are happy when your team wins elections - this is a big reason why. Thank Soros... thank the unions... and move on.

Or does your conscience ping you - saying that you know the big influence of money in politics is not totally right?

Pick one of the blue above. But don't act offended at the right's money while enjoying the benefits of the left's money. The same goes for those on the right who are only offended because their team gets way less money.

[Bulldawg82]

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...urrentPage=all

But those evil Koch brothers . . . that gave soooo much money to . . to . . the arts? Darn those right-wing artists!!! But, the larger point is that big money influences all of our politics (free market politics?) and we obviously (if you ever doubted it before) live in a plutocracy that allows us to believe we have free choice through elections.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

The list is what it is.

why are you OK with ignoring a huge % of the data? are you not concerned about reaching accurate conclusions?

You guys are happy when your team wins elections

team?

you seem to be under the impression that i give a rats ass about unions and george soros.

i don't. i just think your analysis is shoddy.

the fact that you want to ignore the republican-dominated outside money suggests you're the one with an agenda here, not me.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by le roi

why are you OK with ignoring a huge % of the data? are you not concerned about reaching accurate conclusions?





team?

you seem to be under the impression that i give a rats ass about unions and george soros.

i don't. i just think your analysis is shoddy.

the fact that you want to ignore the republican-dominated outside money suggests you're the one with an agenda here, not me.

Tell me where the outside money is spent. We know where PAC money is spent.

The table is accurate for money given to PAC organizations. That's all.

[jimhcom]

The fact that this kind of bribery can happen out in the open is proof in itself that the US is an oligarchy and that its citizens are nothing more than serfs and peasants.

[2tall]

That money could rebuild detroit.

[earthlyfather]

Why?

Originally Posted by 2tall

That money could rebuild detroit.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by earthlyfather

Why?

Uh oh, someones going to get called racist....