[lbo-talk] Dem-leaning hedge fund managers

[tfast at yorku.ca]

>
> It's a combination of things that make Wall Street somewhat more Dem
> than the rest of business. One is the prevalence of Jews, who remain
> overwhelmingly Democratic; another is a more urbanized, "cultured"
> view of the world, which doesn't harmonize with red state yahoo-ism;
> and there's also the neoliberal internationalism you mention. They
> may even realize that the stock market does better under Dems than
> Reps (though the bond market does better under Reps than Dems).
>
> Doug

The question though is can one draw a line between the type of activity they are
engaged in and a percieved direct/indirect benefit from a Dem president.  That
is I assume the pharma sector donates money to republs not simply because there
are a lot of chemists who are republicans:)

Travis