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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. Who ya gonna buy?
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 02:13 PM
Oct 2015
When Obama first ran, Wall Street donors spent nearly double on the Democratic presidential candidate as they did on his rival, Arizona Sen. John McCain.

Yet by the end of the 2012 campaign, Wall Street donors had given $64.3 million to Mitt Romney and $19.3 million to the same man they had poured money into just four years before and who was running as the sitting president.

So we get that same old tired meme, "Hillary and Democrats serve Wall Street." I mean, the Right says it and the fringy Left says it, but is it just campaign sloganeering?

Well, if you follow the money, it sure hasn't been evident!

One of Bush’s biggest donors, who works in finance, says it is no secret that Wall Street would prefer Clinton to Obama.

“Ninety percent of Wall Street hates Obama,” the donor said in a phone interview. “Actually, I shouldn't say 90 percent, that's a bit harsh. What I mean is they know they'd be better off with Hillary.”

So far, though, that has not been evident.
Sanders supporters lying and unaware of real details? shenmue Oct 2015 #1
Naw they would never do that workinclasszero Oct 2015 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author misterhighwasted Oct 2015 #3
Who ya gonna buy? yallerdawg Oct 2015 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author misterhighwasted Oct 2015 #5
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