Where the money comes from

[ProSense]

P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D A T E
Barack Obama (D)
Senator from Illinois

Individual contributions $79,218,370
PAC contributions $6,775
Candidate self-financing $0
Federal Funds $0
Other $1,031,282

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BARACK OBAMA (D)
Contributions by Sector
Agribusiness $315,628
Communications/Electronics $4,417,360
Construction $863,210
Defense $59,500
Energy & Natural Resources $489,909
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $9,725,720
Health $2,139,510
Lawyers & Lobbyists $8,017,283
Transportation $270,565
Misc Business $6,159,079
Labor $18,750
Ideological/Single-Issue $272,186
Other $8,775,424

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BARACK OBAMA (D)
Top Industries
Lawyers/Law Firms $7,940,424
Retired $4,955,387
Securities & Investment $4,505,199
Misc Business $2,510,077
Real Estate $2,292,188
TV/Movies/Music $2,203,317
Education $2,112,520
Business Services $2,073,202
Health Professionals $1,330,743
Misc Finance $1,291,272
Printing & Publishing $956,853
Computers/Internet $940,459
Commercial Banks $865,856
Civil Servants/Public Officials $729,442
Non-Profit Institutions $481,761
Retail Sales $402,368
Insurance $390,513
Other $388,964
General Contractors $314,022
Hospitals/Nursing Homes $307,816

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P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D A T E
John Edwards (D)
Former NC Senator; 2004 Presidential Candidate

Individual contributions $30,121,494
PAC contributions $20
Candidate self-financing $0
Federal Funds $0
Other $207,638

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JOHN EDWARDS (D)
Contributions by Sector

Agribusiness $100,260
Communications/Electronics $897,270
Construction $151,670
Defense $16,000
Energy & Natural Resources $62,306
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $2,048,905
Health $536,176
Lawyers & Lobbyists $8,180,050
Transportation $52,900
Misc Business $1,146,929
Labor $24,100
Ideological/Single-Issue $2,026,011
Other $1,903,237

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JOHN EDWARDS (D)
Top Industries

Lawyers/Law Firms $8,161,150
Democratic/Liberal $2,001,674
Retired $1,168,681
Securities & Investment $773,600
Real Estate $638,755
TV/Movies/Music $458,990
Business Services $434,793
Health Professionals $419,326
Misc Business $358,325
Education $351,261
Misc Finance $278,000
Printing & Publishing $193,734
Computers/Internet $182,585
Civil Servants/Public Officials $178,995
Commercial Banks $153,650
Insurance $129,600
Retail Sales $102,756
Non-Profit Institutions $92,750
Other $91,950
Accountants $66,950

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P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D A T E
Hillary Clinton (D)
Senator from New York

Individual contributions $79,644,559
PAC contributions $748,052
Candidate self-financing $0
Federal Funds $0
Other $10,543,177

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HILLARY CLINTON (D)
Contributions by Sector

Agribusiness $526,725
Communications/Electronics $4,358,597
Construction $1,294,220
Defense $125,583
Energy & Natural Resources $574,658
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $12,275,878
Health $2,642,547
Lawyers & Lobbyists $10,164,698
Transportation $399,232
Misc Business $7,865,353
Labor $84,100
Ideological/Single-Issue $644,373
Other $7,583,119

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HILLARY CLINTON (D)
Top Industries

Lawyers/Law Firms $9,596,748
Securities & Investment $4,735,730
Retired $4,139,270
Real Estate $3,939,008
Business Services $2,539,364
Misc Business $2,301,186
TV/Movies/Music $2,142,921
Health Professionals $1,695,830
Education $1,640,224
Misc Finance $1,545,181
Commercial Banks $935,658
Computers/Internet $883,125
Printing & Publishing $800,191
Civil Servants/Public Officials $777,775
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $657,450
Retail Sales $627,226
Non-Profit Institutions $583,178
Lobbyists $567,950
Insurance $525,938
Food & Beverage $516,670

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[midnight]

1. I took a look at this and it seems that they are all three

given a good chunk of money from the Lawyers/Lobbiests. This is good to know.

[jberryhill]

4. OH NOOOEES.... Lawyers

Okay, I'll bite. I'm a lawyer and I donated to Obama. What do I get?

[ProSense]

2. Kick! n/t

[sandnsea]

3. oh this is a funny thread

Facts. And it drops like a rock. Too funny.

Thanks prosense.

I note that the health industry is seventh among all of them, if I counted right.

[laureloak]

5. "So Barack, you can talk all you want about "let's put the

partisanship aside, let's all get along," but the other side has no intention of being anything but the bullies they are. Get your game face on now. And, if you can, tell me why you are now the second largest recipient of health industry payola after Hillary.


You now take more money from the people committed to stopping universal health care than any of the Republican candidates."
-Michael Moore


http://michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=221


.....Sorry, but I believe Michael. I've seen many statistics that support what he's saying.