Reply #11: On what basis is it decided that these companies are Republican?

[Longhorn]

For example, I know Michael Dell contributes to Republicans but his former CFO, Tom Meredith, is one of Austin's biggest Democratric fundraisers. Of course, the operative word is "former" but doesn't that mean that other Dell stockholders and executives may be Democrats as well?

Here are the contributions of Tom and his wife, Lynn, for this year alone (from www.newsmeat.com):

CASTOR, BETTY (D)
Senate - FL
CASTOR FOR SENATE $1000 10/01/04

OBAMA, BARACK (D)
Senate - IL
OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC $1000 09/30/04

KNOWLES, TONY (D)
Senate - AK
TONY KNOWLES FOR US SENATE $1000 09/30/04

MURRAY, PATTY (D)
Senate - WA
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN $1000 09/27/04

TENENBAUM, INEZ MOORE (D)
Senate - SC
INEZ TENENBAUM FOR US SENATE $1000 09/24/04

TENENBAUM, INEZ MOORE (D)
Senate - SC
INEZ TENENBAUM FOR US SENATE $1000 09/24/04

BOWLES, ERSKINE B (D)
Senate - NC
ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE $1000 09/22/04

BOWLES, ERSKINE B (D)
Senate - NC
ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE $2000 09/22/04

LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT (D)
Senate - AR
FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN $1000 09/02/04

CARSON, BRAD R (D)
Senate - OK
BRAD CARSON FOR SENATE $2000 09/02/04

LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT (D)
Senate - AR
FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN $1000 09/02/04

CARSON, BRAD R (D)
Senate - OK
BRAD CARSON FOR SENATE $2000 09/02/04

DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $12500 04/30/04

DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $12500 04/30/04

KERRY, JOHN F (D)
President
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC. $2000 04/13/04

KERRY, JOHN F (D)
President
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC. $2000 04/13/04

MFI Management/CEO EDWARDS, CHET (D)
House (TX 11)
CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS $2000 03/05/04

EDWARDS, CHET (D)
House (TX 11)
CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS $2000 03/05/04

BAYH, EVAN (D)
Senate - IN
EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE $2000 03/05/04

BAYH, EVAN (D)
Senate - IN
EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE $2000 03/05/04

DOGGETT, LLOYD A MR. (D)
House (TX 25)
DOGGETT FOR US CONGRESS $1000 02/18/04

DOGGETT, LLOYD A MR. (D)
House (TX 25)
DOGGETT FOR US CONGRESS $1000 02/18/04

EMILY'S LIST $5000 01/09/04

Thanks for clarifying this for me!