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Re: Supreme Court ruling a landmark for corporate political cash
OpenSecrets
The top 20 donors in all of politics over the past 20 years are:
1 - Corporation
2 - Union
3 - Association of workers in an industry
4 - Corporation
5 - Union
6 - Association of workers in an industry
7 - Union
8 - Union
9 - Union
10 - Union
11 - Union
12 - Union
13 - Corporation
14 - Union
15 - Association of workers in an industry
16 - Union
17 - Union
18 - Association of workers in an industry
19 - Union
20 - Corporation
If you look at the distribution of money, only 5 of those 20 give more to Republicans than Democrats, with the largest split being 67-31. In contrast, 15 give more to Democrats than Republicans, with 14 of them giving more than 90% of their donations to Democrats. 7 of the unions give less than 2% of their donations to Republicans.
All of which is a long way of saying that you're right that Unions don't donate the same way that Corporations do. The Corporations can't keep up.
What is it that you think Unions are doing? They're not giving politicians money the same way corporations are, it's not possible...they're Unions...
What Unions offer that politicians actually want are votes, not large sums of money. Hence putting the corporations on the same level as the Unions. That's probably what American meant.
OpenSecrets
Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2010
1 AT&T Inc $44,027,485
2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $41,751,311
3 National Assn of Realtors $35,438,725
4 Goldman Sachs $31,413,462
5 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $31,359,957
6 American Assn for Justice $31,319,029
7 National Education Assn $30,068,167
8 Laborers Union $28,814,400
9 Service Employees International Union $27,911,232
10 Carpenters & Joiners Union $27,769,683
11 Teamsters Union $27,684,624
12 Communications Workers of America $26,992,076
13 Citigroup Inc $26,983,588
14 American Federation of Teachers $26,282,491
15 American Medical Assn $26,280,223
16 United Auto Workers $25,767,002
17 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $25,105,777
18 National Auto Dealers Assn $24,253,708
19 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $24,088,333
20 United Parcel Service $24,064,929
The top 20 donors in all of politics over the past 20 years are:
1 - Corporation
2 - Union
3 - Association of workers in an industry
4 - Corporation
5 - Union
6 - Association of workers in an industry
7 - Union
8 - Union
9 - Union
10 - Union
11 - Union
12 - Union
13 - Corporation
14 - Union
15 - Association of workers in an industry
16 - Union
17 - Union
18 - Association of workers in an industry
19 - Union
20 - Corporation
If you look at the distribution of money, only 5 of those 20 give more to Republicans than Democrats, with the largest split being 67-31. In contrast, 15 give more to Democrats than Republicans, with 14 of them giving more than 90% of their donations to Democrats. 7 of the unions give less than 2% of their donations to Republicans.
All of which is a long way of saying that you're right that Unions don't donate the same way that Corporations do. The Corporations can't keep up.