[alloysteel]

Many of these “contributions” are not based on ideological foundations. Rather, it is a way of buying the potential troublemakers off before they cause YOU trouble, sort of protection money, because face it, many of the operations in New York City are of such nature that palms have to be greased, or opinions have to be won over, before some project may proceed. Cost of doing business.

Life in the big city.

And if there seems to be a preponderance of Democrats on the payoff list, well, there are just a lot more Democrat officeholders in New York City than there are Republicans.

Not at all the way they do things in Chicago. < /sarcasm >

[gdani]

Rather, it is a way of buying the potential troublemakers off before they cause YOU trouble, sort of protection money, because face it, many of the operations in New York City are of such nature that palms have to be greased, or opinions have to be won over, before some project may proceed. Cost of doing business.

Oh, yeah. I'm sure there are ways to also explain donations to Al Sharpton, Harry Reid, Rahm Emmanuel, etc, etc, etc.

[MeanWestTexan]

So, Trump’s defense to the millions he gave Democrats is it was all bribes?

Very ethical!

[MotorCityBuck]

As a businessman I have no problem with it myself. When in Rome as they say.
Go Trump

[aumrl]

yep
number 8 you are very correct