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ronpaulhawaii
03-23-2011, 01:38 PM
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/03/politics-on-tap.html

Not surprising that vinters tended to donate left, and brewers to the right. Some notable exceptions though; including Jack Daniels producer, Brown-Forman Corp.,


Phil Lynch, vice president of corporate communications and public relations of Brown-Forman, says there is no partisan bent to his company's political action committee giving -- just a focus on influencing topics that affect the alcohol industry.

"We base our contributions not on whether the politician is a Democrat or a Republican or an independent, but on where they stand on our issues," he told OpenSecrets Blog.