Healthline Analysis: Election 2008 - Follow the Money

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.

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