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Rank	Organization Name	Total	1989-2004 Cycles		2002 Cycle
			Dems	Repubs	Dems	Repubs
25	AFL-CIO	$13,846,242		94%	5%	97%	2%
52	AFLAC Inc	$9,280,997		35%	63%	43%	56%
54	Air Line Pilots Assn	$9,235,547		82%	17%	83%	15%
87	American Academy of Ophthalmology	$6,271,936		44%	52%	55%	44%
88	American Airlines	$6,267,619		44%	55%	48%	51%
26	American Bankers Assn	$12,992,274		34%	63%	41%	57%
99	American Council of Life Insurers	$6,065,360		24%	75%	34%	65%
41	American Dental Assn	$10,249,456		39%	59%	46%	53%
14	American Federation of Teachers	$18,555,399		98%	0%	98%	0%
1	American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees	$34,335,708		97%	1%	98%	1%
59	American Financial Group	$8,619,862		6%	93%	21%	78%
44	American Hospital Assn	$9,864,528		45%	51%	52%	46%
43	American Institute of CPAs	$10,133,822		33%	66%	44%	55%
79	American International Group	$6,937,414		39%	60%	45%	54%
100	American Maritime Officers	$5,972,881		42%	57%	44%	55%
10	American Medical Assn	$19,862,043		39%	59%	40%	59%
86	American Postal Workers Union	$6,458,611		98%	1%	96%	3%
76	Amway Corp	$7,097,654		0%	100%	0%	99%
93	Andersen	$6,109,859		32%	64%	37%	61%
72	Anheuser-Busch	$7,418,553		42%	57%	49%	50%
27	AOL Time Warner	$12,632,553		75%	25%	66%	33%
68	Archer Daniels Midland	$7,637,964		37%	65%	43%	57%
4	Assn of Trial Lawyers of America	$22,411,966		88%	8%	88%	10%
98	Associated General Contractors	$6,065,738		9%	91%	12%	87%
11	AT&T	$19,524,344		45%	54%	46%	53%
49	Bank of America	$9,385,846		50%	49%	45%	54%
31	BellSouth Corp	$11,801,253		44%	55%	45%	53%
40	Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$10,517,696		26%	74%	35%	64%
65	Boeing Co	$8,047,461		44%	55%	43%	56%
90	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$6,240,552		16%	83%	19%	80%
7	Carpenters & Joiners Union	$20,100,487		90%	8%	92%	6%
60	ChevronTexaco	$8,464,881		24%	75%	26%	73%
20	Citigroup Inc	$15,882,000		46%	53%	46%	53%
12	Communications Workers of America	$19,518,778		99%	0%	99%	0%
81	Credit Suisse First Boston	$6,689,611		35%	65%	37%	62%
53	Credit Union National Assn	$9,239,587		41%	58%	47%	52%
83	CSX Corp	$6,591,080		18%	81%	27%	72%
57	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	$8,857,614		19%	79%	29%	70%
91	Eli Lilly & Co	$6,227,211		26%	77%	25%	75%
38	Emily's List	$10,542,846		99%	0%	99%	0%
84	Enron Corp	$6,516,766		28%	71%	28%	71%
36	Ernst & Young	$10,923,320		32%	67%	45%	54%
75	Exxon Mobil	$7,324,961		9%	88%	13%	85%
28	FedEx Corp	$12,484,256		29%	70%	41%	58%
61	Freddie Mac	$8,445,921		43%	56%	42%	57%
80	General Dynamics	$6,696,689		40%	59%	44%	55%
46	General Electric	$9,587,233		42%	57%	47%	52%
69	General Motors	$7,564,632		45%	53%	39%	60%
85	GlaxoSmithKline	$6,512,677		19%	81%	23%	76%
18	Goldman Sachs	$16,048,480		65%	34%	60%	39%
96	Human Rights Campaign	$6,080,896		81%	17%	88%	11%
62	International Assn of Fire Fighters	$8,297,638		87%	12%	88%	11%
5	Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$20,451,489		93%	3%	96%	2%
66	Ironworkers Union	$7,804,124		87%	11%	91%	8%
39	JP Morgan Chase & Co	$10,540,750		52%	47%	41%	58%
9	Laborers Union	$19,877,259		93%	6%	92%	6%
33	Lockheed Martin	$11,129,267		41%	58%	40%	59%
17	Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union	$17,767,753		93%	1%	97%	0%
97	Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn	$6,078,555		77%	27%	73%	27%
58	MBNA Corp	$8,735,334		26%	73%	16%	83%
55	Merrill Lynch	$9,012,449		35%	64%	32%	67%
94	Metropolitan Life	$6,109,366		48%	52%	55%	44%
35	Microsoft Corp	$10,973,691		40%	59%	43%	56%
50	Morgan Stanley	$9,383,714		35%	64%	42%	57%
23	National Assn of Home Builders	$14,069,402		40%	59%	36%	63%
42	National Assn of Insurance & Financial Advisors	$10,221,855		35%	63%	42%	57%
22	National Assn of Letter Carriers	$14,404,044		85%	12%	87%	12%
2	National Assn of Realtors	$22,840,577		46%	53%	46%	53%
64	National Assn of Retired Federal Employees	$8,147,900		73%	25%	80%	19%
21	National Auto Dealers Assn	$15,696,292		34%	65%	31%	68%
32	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$11,578,430		21%	78%	25%	74%
92	National Cmte for an Effective Congress	$6,110,774		98%	0%	99%	0%
77	National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare	$7,092,959		82%	17%	79%	20%
3	National Education Assn	$22,754,066		90%	9%	94%	5%
95	National Restaurant Assn	$6,100,504		12%	87%	17%	82%
24	National Rifle Assn	$13,970,669		8%	90%	17%	82%
78	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$6,987,670		45%	54%	55%	44%
74	Operating Engineers Union	$7,371,466		83%	16%	87%	12%
67	Pfizer Inc	$7,782,524		19%	80%	21%	78%
6	Philip Morris	$20,106,715		22%	77%	25%	74%
48	Plumbers & Pipefitters Union	$9,435,598		94%	5%	94%	4%
56	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$8,940,172		21%	78%	35%	64%
71	Prudential Financial	$7,507,547		39%	60%	46%	53%
37	RJR Nabisco/RJ Reynolds Tobacco	$10,699,172		11%	88%	27%	72%
30	SBC Communications	$11,937,553		44%	56%	44%	55%
89	Seafarers International Union	$6,253,827		83%	14%	85%	14%
15	Service Employees International Union	$18,016,584		93%	5%	96%	3%
34	Sheet Metal Workers Union	$11,049,951		96%	2%	97%	1%
82	Southern Co	$6,635,184		32%	67%	33%	66%
8	Teamsters Union	$19,998,665		84%	16%	92%	6%
47	Union Pacific Corp	$9,554,162		16%	83%	21%	78%
13	United Auto Workers	$19,215,055		98%	1%	98%	0%
16	United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$17,897,635		97%	1%	98%	1%
19	United Parcel Service	$15,913,983		27%	72%	36%	63%
45	United Steelworkers of America	$9,696,746		98%	1%	99%	0%
51	United Transportation Union	$9,337,058		74%	16%	86%	11%
63	UST Inc	$8,244,523		13%	86%	20%	79%
29	Verizon Communications	$11,982,278		33%	66%	37%	62%
70	Walt Disney Co	$7,561,770		53%	46%	66%	33%
73	WorldCom Inc	$7,414,526		44%	54%	46%	53%

Based on data released by the FEC on Monday, August 11, 2003.

[VaBthang4]

I dont know why the columns are offset but you still get the picture. Notice the #1 giver and who they give to. :o)

[mtbopfuyn]

If it's a union, it's RAT.

[visualops]

 

Rank	Organization Name	Total	1989-2004 Cycles		2002 Cycle
			Dems	Repubs	Dems	Repubs
25	AFL-CIO	$13,846,242	94%	5%	97%	2%
52	AFLAC Inc	$9,280,997	35%	63%	43%	56%
54	Air Line Pilots Assn	$9,235,547	82%	17%	83%	15%
87	American Academy of Ophthalmology	$6,271,936	44%	52%	55%	44%
88	American Airlines	$6,267,619	44%	55%	48%	51%
26	American Bankers Assn	$12,992,274	34%	63%	41%	57%
99	American Council of Life Insurers	$6,065,360	24%	75%	34%	65%
41	American Dental Assn	$10,249,456	39%	59%	46%	53%
14	American Federation of Teachers	$18,555,399	98%	0%	98%	0%
1	American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees	$34,335,708	97%	1%	98%	1%
59	American Financial Group	$8,619,862	6%	93%	21%	78%
44	American Hospital Assn	$9,864,528	45%	51%	52%	46%
43	American Institute of CPAs	$10,133,822	33%	66%	44%	55%
79	American International Group	$6,937,414	39%	60%	45%	54%
100	American Maritime Officers	$5,972,881	42%	57%	44%	55%
10	American Medical Assn	$19,862,043	39%	59%	40%	59%
86	American Postal Workers Union	$6,458,611	98%	1%	96%	3%
76	Amway Corp	$7,097,654	0%	100%	0%	99%
93	Andersen	$6,109,859	32%	64%	37%	61%
72	Anheuser-Busch	$7,418,553	42%	57%	49%	50%
27	AOL Time Warner	$12,632,553	75%	25%	66%	33%
68	Archer Daniels Midland	$7,637,964	37%	65%	43%	57%
4	Assn of Trial Lawyers of America	$22,411,966	88%	8%	88%	10%
98	Associated General Contractors	$6,065,738	9%	91%	12%	87%
11	AT&T	$19,524,344	45%	54%	46%	53%
49	Bank of America	$9,385,846	50%	49%	45%	54%
31	BellSouth Corp	$11,801,253	44%	55%	45%	53%
40	Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$10,517,696	26%	74%	35%	64%
65	Boeing Co	$8,047,461	44%	55%	43%	56%
90	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$6,240,552	16%	83%	19%	80%
7	Carpenters & Joiners Union	$20,100,487	90%	8%	92%	6%
60	ChevronTexaco	$8,464,881	24%	75%	26%	73%
20	Citigroup Inc	$15,882,000	46%	53%	46%	53%
12	Communications Workers of America	$19,518,778	99%	0%	99%	0%
81	Credit Suisse First Boston	$6,689,611	35%	65%	37%	62%
53	Credit Union National Assn	$9,239,587	41%	58%	47%	52%
83	CSX Corp	$6,591,080	18%	81%	27%	72%
57	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	$8,857,614	19%	79%	29%	70%
91	Eli Lilly & Co	$6,227,211	26%	77%	25%	75%
38	Emily's List	$10,542,846	99%	0%	99%	0%
84	Enron Corp	$6,516,766	28%	71%	28%	71%
36	Ernst & Young	$10,923,320	32%	67%	45%	54%
75	Exxon Mobil	$7,324,961	9%	88%	13%	85%
28	FedEx Corp	$12,484,256	29%	70%	41%	58%
61	Freddie Mac	$8,445,921	43%	56%	42%	57%
80	General Dynamics	$6,696,689	40%	59%	44%	55%
46	General Electric	$9,587,233	42%	57%	47%	52%
69	General Motors	$7,564,632	45%	53%	39%	60%
85	GlaxoSmithKline	$6,512,677	19%	81%	23%	76%
18	Goldman Sachs	$16,048,480	65%	34%	60%	39%
96	Human Rights Campaign	$6,080,896	81%	17%	88%	11%
62	International Assn of Fire Fighters	$8,297,638	87%	12%	88%	11%
5	Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$20,451,489	93%	3%	96%	2%
66	Ironworkers Union	$7,804,124	87%	11%	91%	8%
39	JP Morgan Chase & Co	$10,540,750	52%	47%	41%	58%
9	Laborers Union	$19,877,259	93%	6%	92%	6%
33	Lockheed Martin	$11,129,267	41%	58%	40%	59%
17	Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union	$17,767,753	93%	1%	97%	0%
97	Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn	$6,078,555	77%	27%	73%	27%
58	MBNA Corp	$8,735,334	26%	73%	16%	83%
55	Merrill Lynch	$9,012,449	35%	64%	32%	67%
94	Metropolitan Life	$6,109,366	48%	52%	55%	44%
35	Microsoft Corp	$10,973,691	40%	59%	43%	56%
50	Morgan Stanley	$9,383,714	35%	64%	42%	57%
23	National Assn of Home Builders	$14,069,402	40%	59%	36%	63%
42	National Assn of Insurance & Financial Advisors	$10,221,855	35%	63%	42%	57%
22	National Assn of Letter Carriers	$14,404,044	85%	12%	87%	12%
2	National Assn of Realtors	$22,840,577	46%	53%	46%	53%
64	National Assn of Retired Federal Employees	$8,147,900	73%	25%	80%	19%
21	National Auto Dealers Assn	$15,696,292	34%	65%	31%	68%
32	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$11,578,430	21%	78%	25%	74%
92	National Cmte for an Effective Congress	$6,110,774	98%	0%	99%	0%
77	National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare	$7,092,959	82%	17%	79%	20%
3	National Education Assn	$22,754,066	90%	9%	94%	5%
95	National Restaurant Assn	$6,100,504	12%	87%	17%	82%
24	National Rifle Assn	$13,970,669	8%	90%	17%	82%
78	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$6,987,670	45%	54%	55%	44%
74	Operating Engineers Union	$7,371,466	83%	16%	87%	12%
67	Pfizer Inc	$7,782,524	19%	80%	21%	78%
6	Philip Morris	$20,106,715	22%	77%	25%	74%
48	Plumbers & Pipefitters Union	$9,435,598	94%	5%	94%	4%
56	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$8,940,172	21%	78%	35%	64%
71	Prudential Financial	$7,507,547	39%	60%	46%	53%
37	RJR Nabisco/RJ Reynolds Tobacco	$10,699,172	11%	88%	27%	72%
30	SBC Communications	$11,937,553	44%	56%	44%	55%
89	Seafarers International Union	$6,253,827	83%	14%	85%	14%
15	Service Employees International Union	$18,016,584	93%	5%	96%	3%
34	Sheet Metal Workers Union	$11,049,951	96%	2%	97%	1%
82	Southern Co	$6,635,184	32%	67%	33%	66%
8	Teamsters Union	$19,998,665	84%	16%	92%	6%
47	Union Pacific Corp	$9,554,162	16%	83%	21%	78%
13	United Auto Workers	$19,215,055	98%	1%	98%	0%
16	United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$17,897,635	97%	1%	98%	1%
19	United Parcel Service	$15,913,983	27%	72%	36%	63%
45	United Steelworkers of America	$9,696,746	98%	1%	99%	0%
51	United Transportation Union	$9,337,058	74%	16%	86%	11%
63	UST Inc	$8,244,523	13%	86%	20%	79%
29	Verizon Communications	$11,982,278	33%	66%	37%	62%
70	Walt Disney Co	$7,561,770	53%	46%	66%	33%
73	WorldCom Inc	$7,414,526	44%	54%	46%	53%

Based on data released by the FEC on Monday, August 11, 2003.
 

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[blanknoone]

Go to the link and sort by rank rather than alphabetical...you'll start to appreciate why R's signed off on McCain/Feingold. There is only one 'solidly Republican' big donor (Amway at #76) There are 12 'solidly democrat' big donors in the top 20...all unions.

[HighRoadToChina]

What's really interesting about this table is the disproportionate one-sided giving by the liberal groups. Except for Amway, there is no group that gave more to the Rep. resulting in single digit giving to the Dem. But if you look at how many single digit givers there are to the Rep.

The left is much more passionate about their causes than the business interests which tend to sprend their giving more evenly.

[visualops]

Hmm. I shoulda tightened that up a bit.

The most devoted Lefties: Emily's List (Feminazis) with 99%.

[GatekeeperBookman]

THANKS!

[vannrox]

Whoops! You forgot one.
Heh Heh...

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Rank	Organization Name	Total	1989-2004 Cycles		2002 Cycle
			Dems	Repubs	Dems	Repubs
52	The Peoples Republic of China	$40,000,000	100%	0%	100%	0%

[sauropod]

study ping

[VaBthang4]

LOL

[the right side jedi]

where's halliburton? The media and my liberal friends keep telling me that Bush/Cheney traded their souls and the country and Iraq for Halliburton campaign bucks......... maybe they aren't listed because its part of the whole Enron-Halliburton-Bush-Iraq-Israel-9/11-super secrecy conspiracy.... ;-)

[the right side jedi]

Emily's List is the most pathetic excuse for a pro-women pac. They say they are for getting women involved and elected. Yeah right. Their president said that if it came between a pro-choice man Dem and a pro-choice women Repub, they would give their money to the man because the pro-choice woman rep although she fits all their criteria, would give evil white Republican men who hate women the majority to deny women their basic rights blah blah blah. Or reverse, they would support a male pro-choice republican over a pro-life female democrat.

Last year they supported about 20 candidates and all lost but one.

[RightOnGOP]

And not only are they passionate about their giving, which is demonstrated in this chart, but they also absolutely despise/hate President Bush.

The depth of their hatred is as yet unmatched by the commitment of those who support President Bush, as most of those on the "right" side do not have the capacity to hate like this. We are not as mean as they are, despite charges to the contrary.

We must do a much better job on our side convincing all those who agree with us, to get in the trenches and to get moving on re-electing President Bush.

[visualops]

Just looking at who they have in the picture rotation at their site (HRC, Sheila-Jackson Lee, etc) is enough to make you gag.

[billhilly]

According to the dems, Ozzie the labor man, with a panel truck and a ladder should be doing the work of a Haliburton.

[ForOurFuture]

24 National Rifle Assn $13,970,669 8% 90% 17% 82%

Why the hell did the NRA give nearly 1/5 of all it gave in 2002 to Democrats?

This just confirms the reasoning behind my not being a member. Gun Owners of America may be smaller and less influential, but I bet the money it does give doesn't go to Democrats.

[nopardons]

BTT

[pete anderson]

Enron, why would Enron give most of their money to Republicans? I thought a Clinton White House sleepover was worth way more than what is listed.

[visualops]

Odd that it gave more than the previous cycle. Maybe trying to win some over. Or, that $$ may have been directed at specific Dems who are more friendly to them than others. The money is not lump sum you know.

[DoctorMichael]

Good info Bump.