Which candidates are in the pockets of the lobbyists?
(Courtesy of Open Secrets)
2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Contributions from Selected Industries
Lobbyists
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$567,950And which ones will work for the prescription drug industry?
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
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Of course, the really big money comes from the lawyers:
Lawyers/Law Firms
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Labels: 2008 presidential race, campaign finance, lawyers, lobbyists, pharmaceuticals
posted by Weedgardener @ 1:20 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Thanks, Bonnie. I know about OpenSecrets.org but haven't taken time to go there lately.
Your graphs make it so clear who the candidates have in their hip pockets.
I read at OpenLeft that Edwards is getting less media attention than all the candidates, both Republicans and Democrats. Could it be because he's taking on the corporations?
Great post. So well presented. Very helpful info.
How did you create such swell graphs? Where did you get your data (I didn't see you numbers on the pages linked to your graphs in this post).
I'd like to be able to do the same kind of thing on my own blog: The Democratic Activist.
Technical advice on creating beautiful graphs like the ones you made would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
Hi Chris,
I just copied these graphics from Open Secrets. The links above them should go directly to the graphs, but they don't. When you click on the links, you can see the individual graphs by clicking on "Selected Industries" in the sidebar. You'll see that the copied graphics actually don't look as good as the originals--they're too spread out. But you get the picture.
Your graph displays the enormous contributions from the lawyers.
Of course, that's why the Republican-led Department of Justice is so keen on prosecuting the partners of the big Democratic Party-leaning law firms -- they're big donors to the Democratic candidates.
Check out Scott Horton's "No Comment" blog on Harpers.org for several enlightening posts on these prosecutions.
I have not seen any evidence of corresponding prosecutions of Republican law firms.
Your graphs make clear just how dependent on monied interests our system of elections has become.
In fact, the money may well determine the outcomes.
Janie
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