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clinchy
11-19-2007, 09:57 PM
I recently viewed a website that presented tables showing donations to presidential candidates. It revealed that the poll leaders, both Democrat and Republican, received big bucks from the same large corporations, especially financial ones like Merrill-Lynch. The Ron Paul table showed that most of his money comes from military personnel, as well as corporations like Google and Microsoft, though in much smaller amounts, making it clear that the bulk of his money comes from small individual donations. When I mention this to prospective converts they are impressed but find it hard to believe. I want to show them this data but I cannot locate the original source, even after much searching. I thought I bookmarked it, but if anyone has this link or a similar one I would really appreciate having it. Thank you very much for your help.

foofighter20x
11-19-2007, 09:59 PM
www.fec.gov

www.opensecrets.org

...just for starters.

foofighter20x
11-19-2007, 10:08 PM
This might help. (http://www.wackedecon.com/index.php/2007/11/17/campaign-for-the-losers/)

Delain
11-19-2007, 10:10 PM
Yeah they come from opensecrets

http://ronpaul.in/2007/11/comparison-of-campaign-contributors-top.html

http://rabbit-hole-journey.blogspot.com/2007/11/campaign-contributors-of-media-anointed.html

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008

clinchy
11-21-2007, 07:44 AM
Thank you all so much for the help. I got the charts I wanted. Thanksgiving dinner should be real interesting.

freelance
11-21-2007, 07:56 AM
as well as corporations like Google and Microsoft

It's from employees of the corporations, not from the corporations. Remember when Ron Paul went to Google and was well received?

It seems that the MS culture has not totally penetrated the entire workforce, even with most of the originals put out to pasture.

ItsTime
11-21-2007, 07:57 AM
this might help: Over 85,000 donors this quarter.

http://ronpaulgraphs.com/total_donors.html