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发帖数: 1846 | 1 Total political spending on elections this cycle is estimated to reach
nearly $6 billion, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive
Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks the influence of money in politics.
The researchers who compiled the report gathered data through public
disclosure documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission and tax
documents filed by nonprofit groups that are not required by law to disclose
their donors. The estimated amount—$5.8 billion—is $400 million more than
the record-breaking amount spent in the last presidential election cycle in
2008. The report includes spending on congressional campaigns in its
calculation and estimates that the presidential race alone will cost $2.5
billion.
"Although a lot of money still remains to be raised and spent, the data
already show that we're on track to break the extraordinary, record-setting
sums spent in 2008," said CFRP Executive Director Sheila Krumholz. "That
cycle was the first in which we crossed the $5 billion mark, and the big
question now is whether we will already reach—or surpass—$6 billion just
one cycle later. At a minimum, we'll come close."
Since certain nonprofit groups that spend on campaign speech are not
required by law to provide comprehensive reports on their activity, the
estimate is not perfect, the researchers said.
Outside spending, the researchers who compiled the report wrote, "is a wild
card that makes predictions tricky."
From the report, here's a breakdown of which groups are spending the most
this cycle:
Business interests accounted for about 77 percent of all contributions, with
ideological, labor and other interests accounting for the remainder.
Broken down by sector, the finance, insurance and real estate sector once
again dominates the world of political contributions with a total of $348.5
million thus far, including contributions from individuals and PACs to
candidates, parties and outside groups as well as corporate contributions to
outside groups. Within that sector, the securities and investment industry,
or Wall Street, has given $144.2 million. In both cases, 63 percent of the
funds to candidates and party committees went to Republicans.
In the presidential race alone, Wall Street's loyalties are clear: Those
employed in securities and investment have given $10.5 million to Mitt
Romney and $3.8 million to President Barack Obama.
The report says that among industries and interest groups that donated to
candidates, party committees and outside groups, retirees contributed the
most with $178.9 million in the first 18 months of the cycle. Securities and
investment came in next with $144.2 million, and lawyers and law firms were
third with $114.2 million. | g********d
发帖数: 641 | 2 这些不是tax payer's money,这些是各个团体和个人donate的money.
还不如薄西来一个人转移海外的。
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