Obama's "New kind of politics" popular with corporate donors

[draft_mario_cuomo]

This was posted while I was away but was too amusing to ignore. This is yet more evidence, such as Obama crushing everyone on Wall Street and CEO's themselves stating he is their favorite Dem candidate, that Obama, who is marketed as anti-corporate, is the corporate darling.

Obama leads with corporate crowd

==The typical Midwestern business leader is a rock-ribbed Republican who favors socially moderate policies but strongly opposes more regulation and higher taxes. That makes it somewhat of a surprise that Barack Obama, a Democrat from Chicago's South Side, appears to be winning their hearts and wallets.

Hundreds of Chicago executives, lawyers and investment bankers have written checks to Obama, according to a Tribune analysis of campaign contributions during the first six months of this year. Most aren't hedging their political bets by giving money to New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic Party's front-runner in national polls -- so far anyway.

Obama's allies in corner offices run the industry gamut from Exelon Chief Executive John Rowe to Madison Dearborn Chairman John Canning to Baxter International CEO Robert Parkinson.The Obama camp also is being supported by Brenda Barnes, the CEO of Sara Lee Corp.; William Osborn, the head of Northern Trust Corp.; and Michael Krasny, founder of CDW Corp.

The Tribune analysis found that among CEOs of the Chicago area's 50 largest publicly traded companies, 10 made personal contributions directly to Obama totaling a little more than $29,000. Clinton's tally: zero.==

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_pols_0902sep02,1,6773295.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

[redqueen]

1. That's not so encouraging. n/t

[Double T]

2. Just one more Democratic corporatist shill.

[NYCGirl]

3. Business people from Chicago giving to the candidate from Chicago...

my, what a shock!


:evilgrin:

[draft_mario_cuomo]

4. Yes, it is shocking to see corporate donors love a candidate marketed as anti-corporate

What do they, Wall Street, and most CEO's know that many of his netroots supporters are unaware of? ;)

[NYCGirl]

5. So people can't give personal contributions to a candidate unless they're

blue collar? Get real.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

6. Is that you Sean? Where did I say that?

Surely you recognize the conflict between Obama, the myth and Obama, the reality. If he is what he is marketed as the OP would never exist, he would not be crushing everyone on Wall Street, and would not be the stated favorite of CEOs...

[NYCGirl]

7. You seem to have Obama confused with Dennis Kucinich. NT

[draft_mario_cuomo]

8. How so? Do you ignore the marketing of Obama as anti-corporate, the anti-DLC, etc.? nt

[Kelly Rupert]

18. I don't think his actual campaign has marketed him as anti-corporate at all.

Perhaps some netroots supporters have, but really, he's a lot like GWB was in 2000: a blank-enough slate (who speaks mostly in ringing generalities) that all of his supporters can project whatever they like on him and believe it.

[sandnsea]

20. My mouth is on the floor!

I don't know if I will ever be able to pick it up again!!

:eyes:

[Romulox]

9. Obama has done NOTHING to distinguish himself in this campaign...

I was so excited about his candidacy at the beginning as he was someone new and exciting to shake up the nepotism and deja vu that surrounds so many of the other candidates.

Unfortunately, Obama has run a self-consciously middle-of-the-road campaign that has failed to excite anyone but Oprah. Ideologically, he seems to be cut from precisely the same cloth as HRC. At this point, it's hard not to assume he is running for Hillary's vice president rather than president.

[Ethelk2044]

10. To the contrary. He has excited many People that is why he still draws the crowds

Many people are registering to vote and volunteer for his campaign. That is why his campaigned is one of the better run campaigns. His website and netroots campaign is being admired. It is a different kind of campaign from before and that is the very reason why other campaigns are copying his ideas.

[Romulox]

12. Which ideas specifically?

And who is copying them? Obama is painting by the numbers from what I can see...

[illinoisprogressive]

11. Ah, Dmc, still nursing your resentment and anger????

[Kelly Rupert]

13. Huh. CEOs give money to front-runners. I'm outraged. n/t

[draft_mario_cuomo]

14. Would CEO's favorite candidate be anti-corporate?

If you live on Obamaland the answer is "yes." In Obamaland corporate America loves a candidate whose agenda is completely different from theirs. Meanwhile, HRC is painted as a "corporate whore" by the same fans of corporate hero. :crazy:

[Kelly Rupert]

17. This is talking about only CEOs in Chicago.

Obama is something of a political hometown hero here, whereas Clinton isn't really seen as a Chicagoan at all; her swapping her Cubs hat for a Yanks hat ended that era.

I have no idea who's received more money from CEOs nationwide.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

19. There was an article on national CEO's prefering him among Dems about 2 weeks ago

Chicago is consistent with the national trend in this respect.

Note: Romney is their stated favorite Republican.

[Kelly Rupert]

22. Interesting. Do you have a link?

I'd like to read it; I'll admit I've neglected my education on that.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

23. Edit: here it is from Chief Executive Magazine

SSURCE: Chief Executive Magazine

Aug 23, 2007 13:37 ET
CEOs Pick Their Best and Worst Presidential Candidates for Business

Mitt Romney (R) and Barack Obama (D) Take the Lead

==MONTVALE, NJ--(Marketwire - August 23, 2007) - According to a recent survey by Chief Executive magazine, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is the best and Arizona Senator John McCain is the worst Republican presidential candidates for business, while Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the best and New York Senator Hillary Clinton is the worst Democratic presidential candidates for business.

The survey, which asked 258 C-level executives to vote for each party's presidential candidates regardless of their affiliation, found that 43 percent of the respondents rated Obama as the best Democratic candidate and 34 percent rated Romney as the best Republican candidate for business. ==

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=763644&k=

[zulchzulu]

15. People who work at...CORPORATIONS give money to their preferred candidate!

How dare they have a job with good pay! How dare they have an opinion! How dare they even think about participating in and engaging in political behavior!

These people should just quit their jobs, give us their money and turn into magical little pixie dust clouds that we can stare at while counting the money they gave to us!

Why do people have money and use it at their own disgression? Why? Why? Why?

:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[draft_mario_cuomo]

16. People give money to candidates they believe will advance their aims, right? nt

[niceypoo]

21. Or to whom they believe might win...

[draft_mario_cuomo]

24. Why would they rationally think Obama is more likely to win than Clinton?

Obama is 20+ points behind and falling further and further behind as voters get to know him better (i.e. take the latest Gallup poll. 3 months ago Obama led by a point over Clinton and was 19 points ahead of Edwards; now he is 21 points behind her and only 8 points ahead of Edwards). On the Republican side Romney still remains 3rd or 4th in the national polls. He is hardly a shoo-in.