I think this is pretty fascinating. You know all that stuff about the Koch brothers pouring money into our politics? You know all that hoo-ha about Citizens United opening the floodgates for rivers of corporate money that will drown the poor and disenfranchised? Well, here's a list of the top all-time donors from 1989 to 2012. In the top 20, 14 lean Democratic, two lean Republican. The Republicans appear in slots 18 and 19, by the way. Oh, and Koch Industries? That behemoth trampling democracy? It's the 62nd biggest donor. The horror!
Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2012
LEGEND: Republican
Democrat
On the fence
= Between 40% and 59% to both parties
= Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%)
= Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%)
= Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% as money can be given to third party
candidates or outside spending groups and PACs not affiliated with either party.Rank Organization Total '89-'12 Dem % Repub % Tilt 1 ActBlue $88,679,138 99% 0% 2 AFSCME $57,614,514 83% 1% 3 AT&T Inc $56,607,795 41% 57% 4 National Education Assn $52,581,915 63% 4% 5 National Assn of Realtors $50,702,597 44% 46% 6 Goldman Sachs $44,084,500 53% 43% 7 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $43,786,207 92% 2% 8 American Assn for Justice $41,922,951 85% 7% 9 United Auto Workers $41,807,589 71% 0% 10 Service Employees International Union $37,344,202 84% 2% 11 American Federation of Teachers $36,839,727 88% 0% 12 Laborers Union $36,834,416 85% 6% 13 Carpenters & Joiners Union $36,784,209 78% 10% 14 Communications Workers of America $35,798,423 87% 0% 15 Teamsters Union $34,668,241 91% 5% 16 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $33,567,232 86% 0% 17 Citigroup Inc $31,916,868 48% 50% 18 United Parcel Service $31,745,440 35% 64% 19 National Auto Dealers Assn $31,537,599 31% 68% 20 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $31,061,997 98% 1% 21 American Bankers Assn $30,631,342 36% 63% 22 American Medical Assn $29,966,626 40% 59% 23 AFL-CIO $29,608,744 66% 3% 24 JPMorgan Chase & Co $29,365,372 47% 51% 25 Altria Group $28,794,623 26% 72% 26 Microsoft Corp $28,629,309 54% 44% 27 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $28,234,495 35% 64% 28 EMILY's List $28,099,958 98% 0% 29 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $27,699,005 36% 63% 30 National Assn of Home Builders $27,187,280 35% 64% 31 General Electric $26,913,238 48% 51% 32 Lockheed Martin $26,085,677 43% 56% 33 National Assn of Letter Carriers $26,003,874 84% 9% 34 Bank of America $25,889,553 41% 57% 35 Morgan Stanley $25,425,063 43% 56% 36 Verizon Communications $25,189,759 40% 59% 37 FedEx Corp $25,185,588 38% 61% 38 Newsweb Corp $24,379,871 41% 0% 39 Deloitte LLP $24,308,910 35% 64% 40 Time Warner $24,108,926 72% 25% 41 Credit Union National Assn $23,497,815 47% 51% 42 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union $23,331,559 85% 4% 43 Ernst & Young $22,941,317 42% 57% 44 American Hospital Assn $22,813,333 52% 47% 45 International Assn of Fire Fighters $22,406,840 79% 17% 46 Sheet Metal Workers Union $22,168,178 96% 2% 47 PricewaterhouseCoopers $22,126,345 35% 63% 48 Operating Engineers Union $21,841,875 82% 13% 49 American Dental Assn $21,545,944 44% 54% 50 UBS AG $20,852,292 40% 58% 51 Boeing Co $20,847,015 46% 52% 52 National Rifle Assn $20,242,684 17% 82% 53 Northrop Grumman $19,878,635 42% 57% 54 AFLAC Inc $19,440,574 43% 56% 55 Union Pacific Corp $19,400,848 26% 72% 56 Comcast Corp $19,349,417 57% 42% 57 Air Line Pilots Assn $19,282,547 83% 16% 58 Pfizer Inc $19,159,627 34% 65% 59 Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors $19,037,524 41% 58% 60 Honeywell International $18,331,772 44% 54% 61 American Postal Workers Union $17,703,158 86% 3% 62 Koch Industries $17,443,573 8% 90% 63 Credit Suisse Group $17,225,546 42% 57%
I, for one, blame Bush.
See the full list at: OpenSecrets.org.
People who channel taxpayer money into a political party should hard time in federal prison.
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Postal Workers Union,
SEIU,
And all the others. It is a level of corruption equal to kidnapping, extortion, and counterfeiting.
Where does the Democracy Alliance figure in in all of this?
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