[lbo-talk] more Rep funders go Dem

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri May 9 05:01:02 PDT 2008


[not the first time this has been reported - via Mike Allen]

Bloomberg News, 'Bush Business Donors Shunning McCain for Democratic Candidates,' By Jonathan D. Salant: 'Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is struggling to attract money from some of the same industries that helped bankroll President George W. Bush's record-setting fundraising. Employees from the securities, construction, pharmaceutical and energy industries, who accounted for about a tenth of Bush's money in 2004, are turned off by his record and giving more to his Democratic rivals, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.'



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