Healthline Analysis: Election 2008 - Follow the Money

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

JC Jones MA RN

In case you missed it, Mitt Romney-R asked, Who let the dogs out?
But if you, like me, want to follow the money:

• Whose campaign has received the most $ from lobbyists?
• Hillary Clinton
• Finance, insurance and real estate sectors are her biggest donors
• Insurance sector like to hedge their bets - donate equally to both parties
  
• Women contribute more to the Democratic candidates than to Republicans
• John Edwards -D is the ONLY major presidential candidate who does not accept money from the tobacco industry
• Rudy Guiliani- R is their biggest beneficiary. Gambling and casinos like him, too.
  
• Surprise! Oil & gas sector favor Clinton-D over McCain-R (?)
• Health professionals donate more to Clinton-D and Obama-D
• Retired people , computers and internet sector and the entertainment sector give more to Obama-D

In the Democratic debate televised on CNN on 1/21/08, Obama said he would "get moving on health care" in his first 100 days in office. None of the other candidates expressed the same urgency.

Thank you sendai 9193 for use of photo Kentucky Tobacco Field.

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