2004 ELECTION OVERVIEW: Top Overall Donors

Open Secrets ^ | March 1, 2004 | Open Secrets

[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.