Ending the Debate on Money: Obama gets 99% of his campaign funds from INDIVIDUALS

[berni_mccoy]

Link here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008

And Clinton gets only 90% of her funds from individuals: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008


Can we stop with this B.S. RW argument now.

If you are wondering about the corporation breakdown on their moneys, it's about where the INDIVIDUALS work, not where the money comes from.

[mkultra]

1. Soudns pretty solid for both

So i suggest that the right wingers on this board slinging mud have a nice hot cup of STFU.

[saracat]

2. Take another look at his Senate run!

[zanne]

5. Take another look at her Senate run....

[berni_mccoy]

6. 90% and 98% individual contributors... your point?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

3. You have to identify your occupation and employer when you donate

That's what's misleading about these campaign contribution sites. "Health care industry" could be executives and lobbyists bundling money, or it could be a bunch of doctors and nurses giving $100 each.

[papau]

4. Clinton gets 90% of her funds from individuals-great support - so will Obama folks stoip the smears?

[Selatius]

7. No corporation can legally donate. Corporate executives, on the other hand, can and do.

Look at John McCain's breakdown. 89% of his donations are from individuals. 99% of Huckabee's donations come from individuals.

The problem with our system is that a pro-corporate news media misinforms or disinforms the public and drags the debate rightward and that the poorest segments of society often can't compete with middle and upper class folks in terms of money they can donate freely. A poor person can't donate 2300 in a year like his boss can.

If there is a fight to be had, it's over policy platforms. Do people here honestly think the current system of campaign financing is fair to the 37,000,000 Americans living below the poverty line?

[berni_mccoy]

8. Tell that to the 100's of DUers who believe and spout the b.s. about corporate donations.

It's the system that is wrong, not the individuals who have to participate in it.

[OzarkDem]

9. Bundling

GOP and corporations are expert at doing it.

[cd3dem]

10. yep, my friend on disability SS gave him $50... can't buy food but....

she figured he was worth more than paying her bills... they called me and asked me for $100 when I said I was unemployed and a single mom... they said how about $50 then...

makes me want to support the guy so he can buy more prime-time TV spots and send out booklets and not take free TV time for debates... yep... great guy!!!