Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House.
OCT. 10, 2015
They are overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male, in a nation that is being remade by the young, by women, and by black and brown voters. Across a sprawling country, they reside in an archipelago of wealth, exclusive neighborhoods dotting a handful of cities and towns. And in an economy that has minted billionaires in a dizzying array of industries, most made their fortunes in just two: finance and energy.
... Just 158 families, along with companies they own or control, contributed $176 million in the first phase of the campaign, a New York Times investigation found. Not since before Watergate have so few people and businesses provided so much early money in a campaign, most of it through channels legalized by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision five years ago.
But regardless of industry, the families investing the most in presidential politics overwhelmingly lean right, contributing tens of millions of dollars to support Republican candidates who have pledged to pare regulations; cut taxes on income, capital gains and inheritances; and shrink entitlement programs.
Mostly Backing Republicans
Republicans 138 families
Democrats 20 families
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...6-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html
Do Blacks Vote Democrat to Get "Free Stuff"?
"Blacks" vote for the party that they perceive as best representing their self-interests - just like everybody else!
Does anyone serious think that these 138 families that are bankrolling GOP presidential candidates are doing it for altruistic reasons and don't expect to be well compensated for their "investment?"
OCT. 10, 2015
They are overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male, in a nation that is being remade by the young, by women, and by black and brown voters. Across a sprawling country, they reside in an archipelago of wealth, exclusive neighborhoods dotting a handful of cities and towns. And in an economy that has minted billionaires in a dizzying array of industries, most made their fortunes in just two: finance and energy.
... Just 158 families, along with companies they own or control, contributed $176 million in the first phase of the campaign, a New York Times investigation found. Not since before Watergate have so few people and businesses provided so much early money in a campaign, most of it through channels legalized by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision five years ago.
But regardless of industry, the families investing the most in presidential politics overwhelmingly lean right, contributing tens of millions of dollars to support Republican candidates who have pledged to pare regulations; cut taxes on income, capital gains and inheritances; and shrink entitlement programs.
Mostly Backing Republicans
Republicans 138 families
Democrats 20 families
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...6-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html
Do Blacks Vote Democrat to Get "Free Stuff"?
"Blacks" vote for the party that they perceive as best representing their self-interests - just like everybody else!
Does anyone serious think that these 138 families that are bankrolling GOP presidential candidates are doing it for altruistic reasons and don't expect to be well compensated for their "investment?"
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