Major Kerry Donors Give More to Bush - Dem pittance just " INSURANCE"

[papau]

Dem pittance just "INSURANCE" is just my comment - it looks to me like rich and corporate feel they can buy access on the cheap. We need to remember that attitude if - nope - when - we win in Nov.


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/10/politics/trail/10TRAIL-MONEY.html?hp

THE MONEY RACE | 3.10 1:37 PM
Many Major Kerry Donors Actually Give More to Bush
By GLEN JUSTICE


senator John Kerry is beginning his drive to compete financially against President Bush with a disadvantage: almost half of his campaign's largest sources of money have given more money to Mr. Bush, according to a new study.

Through January, 9 of Mr. Kerry's top 20 donors in the presidential race favored the incumbent Republican over the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

For example, employees at Citigroup Inc., the financial services giant, are Mr. Kerry's third-largest source of money, at more than $79,000. Yet company employees gave Mr. Bush more than twice that, $187,500, in the same period.
<Snip>

That could be bad news for Mr. Kerry's prospects on Wall Street, which is already giving more than four times the amount to Mr. Bush than it to Mr. Kerry. Employees at securities and investment firms gave $5.2 million, to rank them fourth on Mr. Bush's list of top contributors through January, according to the center. They gave about $1.1 million to Mr. Kerry, or third on his list.<snip>

[liberalnurse]

1. It almost sounds like they donated to kerry

because they wanted him, kerry, to be the chosen candidate to go against *bush.

[buddy22600]

2. Bingo

That is exactly what happened

[blm]

8. That's not how it works. Some individuals in those firms are Democrats

and some happen to be Republicans.

Kerry doesn't ACCEPT corporate pac donations, so every donation comes from an individual. Bush DOES accept corporate pac money.

[emulatorloo]

9. Why do you care if I give money to Kerry? What is the conspiracy?

I don't get it?!?!?!

When you gave money to your chosen candidate, didn't you have to list the Hospital where you worked? Did that mean that your Hospital wanted your candidate to go up against Bush?

While I don't work for citibank, I had to list my employer when I donated to John Kerry. That is how they tally these things.

Does that mean that my employer gave money to John Kerry?

No it means I did.

These are individuals (secretaries, mail room guys, execs, whatever) who gave money to Kerry, and they probably did so because they are Democrats and they want to see him elected.

[SaveElmer]

3. This is very common

These companies do this so they have a skin in the game just in case their guy loses. Happens every time. I don't think it has anything to do with who they want to go against Bush.

[trotsky]

6. I think you're exactly right.

I don't believe we can read very much into this.

[gasperc]

4. we are not talking individuals giving the $ to both guys

A. DEMS in this sector will have more $ to contribute than say blue collar DEMS
B. Sadly understandable that many finance type people identify themselves as conservatives rather than progressive liberals so a 2 to 1 funding disparity ain't so bad in this sector
now if say it was found that unions were giving Bush and Kerry and equal amount of $ well then that would be fucked.

[papau]

5. I agree - but then it also means don't need ins company approval for

Medicare, Social Security, or payroll wage base changes.

A bit of Freedom to not answer the phone message.

[peachy]

7. Kerry should kick the habit

He would get a lot from individual doners like me if he would swear off the corporate habit. Sure he might not be able to raise as much that way and it might take more work. But it would come with a lot more heart and would generate some real enthusiasm around his campaign.

I really want to see Bush gone but Kerry taking money from Citicorp makes me want to Ralph.

[ConservativeDemocrat]

10. The headline and thesis is complete BULL

"Major Kerry Donors Give More to Bush"

Bull.

There is nothing in the thin evidence supplied that donors are the same people. They just work in the same building.

Honestly. Is this what passes for political analysis these days?

- C.D.

[JNelson6563]

11. kick

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