2004 ELECTION OVERVIEW: Top Overall Donors

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[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

2004 ELECTION OVERVIEW

Top Overall Donors

Rank..............Contributor............Total Contributions..To Dems..To Repubs..Contributions Tilt

1....Goldman Sachs...........................$2,656,413.........51%.......49%.....On the fence

2....National Assn of Realtors..............$1,464,806.........51%.......49%.....On the fence

3....Wal-Mart Stores.........................$1,372,840.........16%.......84%.....Strongly Republican

4....Lehman Brothers.........................$1,272,063.........45%.......55%.....On the fence

5....Citigroup Inc..............................$1,262,072.........46%.......54%.....On the fence

6....Time Warner..............................$1,100,781.........71%.......29%.....Strongly Democratic

7....SBC Communications......................$1,093,935.........32%.......68%.....Strongly Republican

8....Assn of Trial Lawyers of America........$1,047,499.........91%........9%.....Solidly Democratic

9....Morgan Stanley..............................$1,039,883.........37%.......63%.....Leans Republican

10...National Assn of Home Builders..........$1,034,500.........38%.......61%.....Leans Republican

11...United Parcel Service...................$1,024,271.........28%.......72%.....Strongly Republican

12...Merrill Lynch...........................$1,016,789.........20%.......80%......Strongly Republican

13...Laborers Union............................$997,880.........82%.......18%......Strongly Democratic

14...Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers....$979,330.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic

15...Carpenters & Joiners Union................$970,000.........63%.......37%......Leans Democratic

16...Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union........$942,011.........98%........1%......Solidly Democratic

17...National Auto Dealers Assn................$936,300.........30%.......70%......Strongly Republican

18...PriceWaterhouseCoopers ...................$925,108.........14%.......86%......Strongly Republican

19...Microsoft Corp............................$914,882.........56%.......44%......Leans Democratic

20...UBS Americas..............................$912,738.........28%.......71%......Strongly Republican

21...National Beer Wholesalers Assn............$888,618.........26%.......74%......Strongly Republican

22...MBNA Corp.................................$875,647.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican

23...Credit Union National Assn................$873,063.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican

24...Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu..................$841,135.........25%.......75%......Strongly Republican

25...Ernst & Young.............................$806,077.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican

26...Blue Cross/Blue Shield....................$805,032.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican

27...Teamsters Union...........................$801,500.........85%.......14%......Strongly Democratic

28...American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees..$797,089.........97%........2%......Solidly Democratic

29...General Electric..........................$794,690.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican

30...Verizon Communications....................$794,339.........34%.......66%......Leans Republican

31...Service Employees International Union.....$779,800.........83%.......17%......Strongly Democratic

32...JP Morgan Chase & Co......................$778,281.........50%.......51%......On the fence

33...American Bankers Assn.....................$768,918.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican

34...Lockheed Martin...........................$768,589.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican

35...Credit Suisse First Boston................$739,500.........36%.......64%......Leans Republican

36...Air Line Pilots Assn......................$718,250.........78%.......22%......Strongly Democratic

37...United Auto Workers.......................$715,930.........99%........1%......Solidly Democratic

38...KPMG LLP..................................$713,585.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican

39...Northrop Grumman..........................$702,522.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican

40...EMILY's List..............................$700,324........100%........0%......Solidly Democratic

41...General Dynamics..........................$667,825.........38%.......62%......Leans Republican

42...American Hospital Assn....................$666,752.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican

43...American Postal Workers Union.............$659,500.........77%.......22%......Strongly Democratic

44...Bear Stearns..............................$656,083.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican

45...BellSouth Corp............................$650,560.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican

46...Operating Engineers Union.................$645,619.........75%.......25%......Strongly Democratic

47...AFLAC Inc.................................$639,142.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican

48...Boeing Co.................................$638,976.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican

49...Blank Rome LLP............................$636,350.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican

50...Piper Rudnick LLP.........................$630,597.........68%.......31%......Strongly Democratic

51...Greenberg, Traurig et al..................$617,754.........61%.......39%......Leans Democratic

52...Sheet Metal Workers Union.................$607,100.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic

53...Union Pacific Corp........................$605,548.........18%.......82%......Strongly Republican

54...American Dental Assn......................$597,258.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican

55...American Maritime Officers................$589,500.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican

56...Associated Builders & Contractors.........$587,800..........1%.......99%......Solidly Republican

57...Pfizer Inc................................$581,729.........35%.......65%......Leans Republican

58...United Transportation Union...............$573,650.........82%.......18%......Strongly Democratic

59...Southern Co...............................$568,900.........19%.......81%......Strongly Republican

60...Wachovia Corp.............................$565,960.........33%.......67%......Strongly Republican

61...Bank of America...........................$559,440.........45%.......55%......On the fence

62...Viacom Inc................................$557,300.........72%.......28%......Strongly Democratic

63...Akin, Gump et al..........................$550,278.........55%.......45%......On the fence

64...Boilermakers Union........................$546,200.........94%........5%......Solidly Democratic

65...National Air Traffic Controllers Assn.....$545,750.........61%.......39%......Leans Democratic

66...Ironworkers Union.........................$537,225.........85%.......14%......Strongly Democratic

67...National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn..$529,673.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican

68...Skadden, Arps et al.......................$488,119.........74%.......25%......Strongly Democratic

69...International Assn of Fire Fighters.......$476,600.........74%.......26%......Strongly Democratic

70...Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group.........$474,867.........48%.......52%......On the fence

71...Federal Express Corp......................$457,700.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican

72...Baron & Budd..............................$450,183.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic

73...Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance.......$446,300.........44%.......56%......On the fence

74...American International Group..............$438,663.........38%.......62%......Leans Republican

75...United Food & Commercial Workers Union....$436,550.........99%........2%......Solidly Democratic

76...Bank One Corp.............................$434,336.........46%.......54%......On the fence

77...Wells Fargo...............................$429,116.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican

78...Comcast Corp..............................$426,373.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican

79...Patton Boggs LLP..........................$419,583.........70%.......29%......Strongly Democratic

80...Natl Assn Insurance & Financial Advisors..$416,700.........33%.......67%......Strongly Republican

81...Metropolitan Life.........................$414,711.........57%.......43%......Leans Democratic

82...GlaxoSmithKline...........................$409,500.........31%.......69%......Strongly Republican

83...Americans for a Republican Majority.......$409,278..........0%.......99%......Solidly Republican

84...Altria Group..............................$405,550.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican

85...United Technologies.......................$403,465.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican

86...National Rifle Assn.......................$402,123.........14%.......86%......Strongly Republican

87...WPP Group.................................$401,648.........45%.......54%......On the fence

88...Communications Workers of America.........$397,708.........99%........1%......Solidly Democratic

89...Simmons Firm..............................$391,750........100%........0%......Solidly Democratic

90...Walt Disney Co............................$381,210.........62%.......38%......Leans Democratic

91...Holland & Knight..........................$377,537.........57%.......43%......Leans Democratic

92...International Longshoremens Assn......... $377,400.........93%........7%......Solidly Democratic

93...American Financial Group..................$369,849..........4%.......96%......Solidly Republican

94...AFL-CIO...................................$367,400.........87%.......13%......Strongly Democratic

95...Exelon Corp...............................$365,418.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican

96...Cigna Corp................................$362,294.........17%.......83%......Strongly Republican

97...HSBC USA..................................$360,500.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican

98...Eli Lilly & Co............................$359,927.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican

99...Amalgamated Transit Union.................$359,750.........85%.......15%......Strongly Democratic

100..Winston & Strawn..........................$353,404.........30%.......69%......Strongly Republican

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Wait a minute -- are you saying Time Warner is pro-Democrap? NAHHH....that can't be....NOT!!!!!!

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

You're most welcome, ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (whew! It took me forever to type your byline!) ;-)

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

I did the "source" thing, but when I posted it (on "compose") and hit "preview" the columns were somehow not where they should have been....

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

You are also most welcome -- be sure to pass the info in the chart along to your Liberal friends ---- to back up our (conservatives') contention that the media/their cronies ARE liberal....

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

I've bookmarked the table links....will have to go that route the next time I post a chart (like above)....thanks for the links, friend!

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Yep, Viacom = Democrat = Richard Clarke's bookseller = Democrat = Viacom......BINGO!!

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

MMMMMMMM.....BEEEER!!!!!!!!!!

[Cicero]

Thanks for posting this in the first place. Very useful.

In future, you should get the web accessory for Internet Explorer at Microsoft which allows you to "View Partial Source." That enables you to copy over most tables of this kind in the same format as the original.

Search for the file webdevaccess.exe on the Microsoft website. It was designed for IE5 but works fine with IE6.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Thanks for the color-coding....makes it easier to see the big Dem/Rep contributors at-a-glance!

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Thanks for the nice words....hope the chart comes in handy for all those who weren't aware of where the donations have been going....I have that "source" thing on my computer, but, as I explained to someone else here, the chart didn't look right when I viewed the "preview" when composing the thread....

[babyface00]

An observation:

Organizations which are directly accountable to their members (corporations) are largely Republican and/or moderate (for lack of a better word).

Organizations composed of compulsary members and which are essentially unaccountable to their membership (unions), are almost all Democratic.

Just a generalization.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Good observations....I totally concur....

[faithincowboys]

Disney really does need to be boycotted!!!

[ought-six]

Viacom...strongly Democratic. No surprise there.

[So Cal Rocket]

In future, you should get the web accessory for Internet Explorer at Microsoft which allows you to "View Partial Source." That enables you to copy over most tables of this kind in the same format as the original.

Search for the file webdevaccess.exe on the Microsoft website. It was designed for IE5 but works fine with IE6.

OUTSTANDING!! Thanks for the tip!

[My2Cents]

Viacom...The people who brought you Janet Jackson's breast in prime time, and who tried to bring you "The Reagans".

[dd5339]

Thanks for the post!

Gee, the union I'm part of CWA, (Communist Workers of AmeriKa) donates 99% to 1% in favor of the DemoRats. While the NRA who is portrayed by the media as a rabidly right wing group donates 14% to the demoRats and 86% to the Republicans.

Semper Fi

[rebel25]

wwwwwwooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooo!!!

[max_rpf]

Industry	Pct to Dems	Pct to Repub	Pct of All Contrib	Total Contrib
Union	83%	17%	22%	15,199,972
Legal	67%	33%	9%	5,944,137
Media/Cable	62%	38%	3%	1,908,364
Tech	56%	44%	1%	914,882
PAC	50%	50%	2%	1,507,632
Lobbyists	48%	52%	1%	474,867
Advertising	45%	55%	1%	397,632
Energy	43%	57%	1%	895,091
Telecom	41%	59%	5%	3,096,134
Healthcare	41%	59%	1%	666,752
Medical	40%	60%	1%	597,258
Industrial	40%	60%	1%	794,690
Aerospace	38%	62%	5%	3,181,377
Insurance	37%	63%	3%	2,221,179
Real Estate	37%	63%	5%	3,076,761
Finance	36%	64%	29%	19,740,174
Pharmaceuticals	32%	68%	2%	1,351,156
Food Manufacturing	31%	69%	2%	1,294,168
Automobile	30%	70%	1%	936,300
Transportation	24%	76%	4%	2,656,419
Retail	16%	84%	2%	1,372,840
Grand Total	50%	50%	100%	68,227,785

[bayourod]

The companies that build houses strongly support Republicans because we support policies that result in more homes being built.

The unions that represent carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, etc... who build the houses strongly support Democrats because they disagree with the war in Iraq, tax cuts for the rich, school vouchers,...

No wonder home builders are having to turn to illegal immigrants to do the work. Either American union members are obviously too stupid to do the work, or they are too busy protesting the war in Iraq.