Top Nine Contributors to the Candidates:
Top Nine Contributors to the Candidates:
1. SHELDON & MIRIAM ADELSON, CONSERVATIVE $38.8 MILLION
2. HAROLD & ANNETTE SIMMONS, CONSERVATIVE $15.7 MILLION
3. BOB PERRY, CONSERVATIVE $12.0 MILLION
4. NAT’l EDUCATION ASSC. LIBERAL (3 million members) $5.3 MILLION
5. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LIBERAL
(2.1 million members) $3.7 MILLION
6. PETER THIEL, LIBERTARIAN $3.9 MILLION
7. FRED EYCHANER, LIBERAL $3.7 MILLI ON
8. CONTRAN CORP., CONSERVATIVE $3.0 MILLION
9, JERRY PERENCHIO, CONSERVATIVE $2.6 MILLION
Score: Libertarians: $3.9 million
Liberals: $12.7 million
Conservatives: $72.1 million
run75411 says:
Opposed to the other contributors, the unions gave roughly slightly more than $1.5 per member. Sheldon Adelson out contributed Liberal Contributors > 3:1. There must be a real need to break the back of Main Street. Interesting . . .
Top Nine Super PAC Contributors” The Fiscal Times
Probably should be pointed out that Harold Simmons (No. 2 on the list) is the Chairman of Contran Corp, a private company (No. 8 on the list).
Hmmmmm…..thanks gloves.
Which just proves that rich people are more generous than poor people.
Yes, Yes Mr./Ms. Anonymity:
Absolutely what I was thinking also, the rich in wealth and income are more gemerous and they can be since they have been favored by tax breaks, etc.