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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
 Finances with Wolves    [L]

So i've been playing around with the Newsmeat Celebrity Campaign Contribution Search the past day (link thanks to Ace) - and if there's one thing you don't do, it's give a programmer with a penchant for light statistical analysis a lot of easily parsed text. For instance, (and for keeping in line with the post title), did you know that Kevin Costner has donated $24k to federal campaigns, $21k of which went to Democrats, but $3k of which went to Republicans?

Other notables*:
*percentages excluding special interest donations
Sports
Andre Agassi, $83,840 (100%) to Democrats
Mario Andretti, $40,465 (100%) to Republicans
Mike Ditka, $20,400 (100%) to Republicans Q: Ditka vs. Chuck Norris - who wins? A: The Republicans, who got $52,625 from both.
John Elway, $10,000 (100%) to Republicans
Richard Petty, $16,450 (100%) to Republicans
Marge Schott, $19,025 (100%) to Republicans
Media
Steve Forbes, $7,159,893 (100%) to Republicans
Hugh Hefner, $117,600 (100%) to Democrats
Ann Landers, $61,100 (95%) to Democrats
Business
Bradbury Anderson (Best Buy ceo), $55,400 (98%) to Republicans
David Brandon (Domino's Pizza ceo), $158,300 (100%) to Republicans
August Busch, III (Anheuser-Busch chairman), $103,300 (68%) to Republicans
Pete Coors (Coors Brewing Co chairman), $170,400 (100%) to Republicans
Michael Dell (Dell Computer founder, chairman), $463,700 (98%) to Republicans
Michael Eisner (Disney ceo 1984-2005), $154,800 (80%) to Democrats
Steve Jobs (Apple Computer ceo; Pixar chairman, ceo), $229,000 (100%) to Democrats
Meg Whitman (eBay ceo), $106,300 (92%) to Republicans
Billionaires
George Soros, $744,700 (100%) to Democrats
The Waltons (Walmart) (combined), $1,667,000 (84%) to Republicans
Celebrities
Tom Clancy, $222,750 (100%) to Republicans
Michael Douglas, $485,727 (97%) to Democrats
Chuck Norris, $32,225 (100%) to Republicans
Rob Reiner, $454,129 (93%) to Democrats
Ben Stein, $27,424 (93%) to Republicans
Barbra Streisand, $476,394 (89%) to Democrats

And finally, top 10 analysis on each categories:
Results for: Business
Total Donors: 165
Total Donations: $17,248,558, avg. $104,536.72
Total Democrat: $5,628,279 (33%)
Total Republican: $7,521,346 (44%)
Total Special Interests: $4,098,817 (24%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 31 (19%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 105 (64%)
No real surprise here, Republicans are serious about the economy.
Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$1,459,100 (97/00/03)% - Charles Kushner, real estate developer; Dem fundraiser; felon
$1,064,391 (15/74/11)% - John Chambers, Cisco ceo
$775,870 (08/84/08)% - Ken Lay, former Enron chairman, ceo; under indictment
$576,460 (33/54/13)% - Gary Winnick, former chairman of Global Crossing Ltd
$568,178 (44/46/10)% - Terry Semel, Yahoo! chairman, ceo 2001-present
$510,660 (03/63/34)% - Henry Paulson, Goldman Sachs chairman, ceo
$466,901 (02/94/04)% - Richard Kinder, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners chairman, ceo
$381,040 (94/00/06)% - James Sinegal, Costco ceo
$346,410 (39/15/46)% - John Tyson, Tyson Foods chairman, ceo
$293,850 (02/79/19)% - Raymond Gilmartin, Merck chairman, ceo

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$1,415,327 (97%) - Charles Kushner, real estate developer; Dem fundraiser; felon
$358,177 (94%) - James Sinegal, Costco ceo
$249,998 (44%) - Terry Semel, Yahoo! chairman, ceo 2001-present
$217,231 (91%) - Eric Schmidt, Google chairman, ceo
$199,674 (76%) - John Morgridge, Cisco chairman
$190,231 (33%) - Gary Winnick, former chairman of Global Crossing Ltd
$173,399 (96%) - Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Omnimedia founder; felon
$159,658 (15%) - John Chambers, Cisco ceo
$154,746 (55%) - Michael Eisner, Disney ceo 1984-2005
$135,099 (39%) - John Tyson, Tyson Foods chairman, ceo

Top 10 Republican Donations
$787,649 (74%) - John Chambers, Cisco ceo
$651,730 (84%) - Ken Lay, former Enron chairman, ceo; under indictment
$438,886 (94%) - Richard Kinder, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners chairman, ceo
$321,715 (63%) - Henry Paulson, Goldman Sachs chairman, ceo
$311,288 (54%) - Gary Winnick, former chairman of Global Crossing Ltd
$261,361 (46%) - Terry Semel, Yahoo! chairman, ceo 2001-present
$232,141 (79%) - Raymond Gilmartin, Merck chairman, ceo
$170,427 (74%) - Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Co chairman
$168,296 (90%) - David Brandon, Domino's Pizza ceo
$162,631 (73%) - Jeffrey Skilling, former Enron ceo; under indictment

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$173,624 (34%) - Henry Paulson, Goldman Sachs chairman, ceo
$159,348 (46%) - John Tyson, Tyson Foods chairman, ceo
$117,083 (11%) - John Chambers, Cisco ceo
$112,770 (70%) - Jack Welch, GE ceo 1981-2001
$103,071 (43%) - George David, United Technologies chairman, ceo
$92,864 (45%) - Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman, ceo
$87,220 (31%) - Michael Eisner, Disney ceo 1984-2005
$74,939 (13%) - Gary Winnick, former chairman of Global Crossing Ltd
$73,840 (32%) - Richard Parsons, Time Warner chairman, ceo
$73,632 (52%) - Arthur Ryan, Prudential chairman, ceo


Results for: Billionaires
Total Donors: 49
Total Donations: $33,271,145, avg. $679,002.96
Total Democrat: $6,345,145 (19%)
Total Republican: $11,065,941 (33%)
Total Special Interests: $15,860,024 (48%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 16 (33%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 29 (59%)

Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$6,066,651 (00/08/92)% - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$3,723,676 (20/00/80)% - George Soros, financier
$3,135,081 (07/08/85)% - Alice Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire
$2,866,887 (00/24/76)% - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$1,892,580 (00/98/02)% - David Koch, Koch Industires heir; 1980 VP candidate
$1,567,012 (02/88/10)% - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo
$1,185,116 (88/00/12)% - David Geffen, Dreamworks co-founder, record producer
$906,294 (18/78/04)% - Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul; billionaire
$832,423 (96/00/04)% - Steven Spielberg, filmmaker
$824,602 (01/90/09)% - Jim Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire; Arvest Bank ceo

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$1,042,902 (88%) - David Geffen, Dreamworks co-founder, record producer
$799,126 (96%) - Steven Spielberg, filmmaker
$744,735 (20%) - George Soros, financier
$373,464 (48%) - Charles Ergen, Echostar Communications founder, ceo
$339,178 (49%) - Michael Bloomberg, NYC mayor (2002-present),media mogul
$309,714 (51%) - Donald Trump, real estate developer, game show host
$274,433 (69%) - Ron Perelman, businessman
$229,000 (100%) - Steve Jobs, Apple Computer ceo; Pixar chairman, ceo
$219,455 (07%) - Alice Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire
$198,412 (66%) - Sumner Redstone, Viacom chairman, ceo

Top 10 Republican Donations
$1,854,728 (98%) - David Koch, Koch Industires heir; 1980 VP candidate
$1,378,970 (88%) - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo
$742,141 (90%) - Jim Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire; Arvest Bank ceo
$706,909 (78%) - Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul; billionaire
$688,052 (24%) - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$485,332 (08%) - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$463,690 (89%) - Michael Dell, Dell Computer founder, chairman
$458,508 (83%) - Wayne Huizenga, Miami Dolphins owner; businessman
$373,464 (48%) - Charles Ergen, Echostar Communications founder, ceo
$361,644 (70%) - John Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$5,581,318 (92%) - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$2,978,940 (80%) - George Soros, financier
$2,664,818 (85%) - Alice Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire
$2,178,834 (76%) - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$255,250 (50%) - Larry Ellison, Oracle chairman and ceo
$156,701 (10%) - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo
$147,612 (35%) - Stephen Bechtel, Jr, Bechtel Group co-owner
$142,213 (12%) - David Geffen, Dreamworks co-founder, record producer
$114,967 (37%) - Ted Turner, media mogul
$114,526 (55%) - Charles Koch, Koch Industries chairman, ceo


Results for: Celebrities
Total Donors: 819
Total Donations: $30,356,333, avg. $37,065.12
Total Democrat: $25,372,151 (84%)
Total Republican: $1,171,981 (04%)
Again, no real surprise, but an 19:1 ratio? Ouch.
Total Special Interests: $3,812,054 (13%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 675 (82%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 111 (14%)

Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$10,958,119 (88/00/12)% - Steve Bing, producer
$1,267,230 (86/01/13)% - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks co-founder, producer
$1,162,600 (98/00/02)% - Denise Rich, songwriter
$895,345 (83/01/16)% - Norman Lear, television producer
$714,985 (88/01/11)% - Don Henley, musician, songwriter
$674,250 (95/00/05)% - Berry Gordy, record producer, entrepreneur
$535,275 (89/00/11)% - Barbra Streisand, singer, actor, producer
$500,750 (97/00/03)% - Michael Douglas, actor, director
$488,311 (93/00/07)% - Rob Reiner, director, producer, actor
$428,500 (91/06/03)% - Marc Andreessen, Internet pioneer

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$9,643,144 (88%) - Steve Bing, producer
$1,139,348 (98%) - Denise Rich, songwriter
$1,089,817 (86%) - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks co-founder, producer
$743,136 (83%) - Norman Lear, television producer
$640,537 (95%) - Berry Gordy, record producer, entrepreneur
$629,186 (88%) - Don Henley, musician, songwriter
$485,727 (97%) - Michael Douglas, actor, director
$476,394 (89%) - Barbra Streisand, singer, actor, producer
$454,129 (93%) - Rob Reiner, director, producer, actor
$389,935 (91%) - Marc Andreessen, Internet pioneer

Top 10 Republican Donations
$222,750 (100%) - Tom Clancy, author
$80,037 (95%) - Bob Hope, comedian, actor
$70,230 (60%) - Ivan Boesky, financier, ex-con
$52,170 (93%) - Jimmy Stewart, actor
$33,669 (43%) - Sylvester Stallone, actor
$32,225 (100%) - Chuck Norris, actor, martial arts expert
$29,050 (83%) - Merv Griffin, entertainer, producer, hotel mogul
$27,424 (64%) - Ben Stein, writer, actor
$25,710 (06%) - Marc Andreessen, Internet pioneer
$22,005 (79%) - Pat Boone, singer, producer
It's worth nothing that some of these celebrities gave MORE to the Democrats, yet still show up on the Top 10 Republican list.

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$1,314,974 (12%) - Steve Bing, producer
$164,739 (13%) - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks co-founder, producer
$143,255 (16%) - Norman Lear, television producer
$81,232 (64%) - Sherwood Schwartz, television producer
$78,648 (11%) - Don Henley, musician, songwriter
$71,982 (37%) - Jane Fonda, actress
$60,346 (16%) - Harvey Weinstein, Miramax co-founder
$59,598 (63%) - Bob Weinstein, Miramax co-founder
$58,880 (11%) - Barbra Streisand, singer, actor, producer
$57,168 (24%) - Marlo Thomas, actress, philanthropist


Results for: Sports
Total Donors: 181
Total Donations: $4,207,921, avg. $23,248.18
Total Democrat: $2,117,553 (50%)
Total Republican: $1,568,841 (37%)
Total Special Interests: $521,492 (12%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 60 (33%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 120 (66%)
The trend is that the Democrats get larger donations, but the Republicans have a lot more individual donors.
Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$781,780 (98/00/02)% - David Stern, NBA Commissioner
$351,278 (51/32/17)% - Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner
$247,750 (76/08/16)% - Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
$236,114 (14/50/36)% - Drayton McLane Jr, Houston Astros owner
$229,500 (20/69/11)% - Don King, fight promotor
$203,500 (51/25/24)% - George Steinbrenner, owner/NY Yankees
$120,114 (24/71/05)% - Bill France Jr, NASCAR chairman and ceo 1972-2003
$103,984 (78/07/15)% - Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner
$94,200 (89/00/11)% - Andre Agassi, tennis
$88,887 (01/86/13)% - Roger Staubach, NFL hall-of-fame quarterback

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$766,144 (98%) - David Stern, NBA Commissioner
$188,290 (76%) - Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
$179,151 (51%) - Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner
$103,785 (51%) - George Steinbrenner, owner/NY Yankees
$83,838 (89%) - Andre Agassi, tennis
$81,107 (78%) - Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner
$60,087 (95%) - Bud Selig, Baseball commissioner
$56,855 (83%) - Dick Ebersol, NBC sports executive
$45,900 (20%) - Don King, fight promotor
$38,834 (54%) - Art Rooney II, Pittsburgh Steelers president 1998; attorney

Top 10 Republican Donations
$158,355 (69%) - Don King, fight promotor
$118,057 (50%) - Drayton McLane Jr, Houston Astros owner
$112,408 (32%) - Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner
$85,280 (71%) - Bill France Jr, NASCAR chairman and ceo 1972-2003
$78,200 (92%) - Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback
$76,442 (86%) - Roger Staubach, NFL hall-of-fame quarterback
$62,952 (86%) - Brian France, NASCAR chariman and ceo 2003-present
$62,355 (100%) - Robert 'Lute' Olson, basketball coach
$50,875 (25%) - George Steinbrenner, owner/NY Yankees
$40,465 (100%) - Mario Andretti, race car driver

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$85,001 (36%) - Drayton McLane Jr, Houston Astros owner
$59,717 (17%) - Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner
$48,840 (24%) - George Steinbrenner, owner/NY Yankees
$45,045 (99%) - Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers chairman
$39,640 (16%) - Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
$25,245 (11%) - Don King, fight promotor
$15,821 (22%) - Art Rooney II, Pittsburgh Steelers president 1998; attorney
$15,635 (02%) - David Stern, NBA Commissioner
$15,597 (15%) - Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner
$13,068 (44%) - Peter Ueberroth, Commissioner of Baseball 1984-89; businessman


Results for: Media
Total Donors: 86
Total Donations: $11,789,029, avg. $137,081.73
Total Democrat: $2,777,686 (24%)
Total Republican: $8,077,015 (69%)
For the media, this number is very surprising - until you realize how much it's skewed by Steve Forbes' $7M donation. Take that out, and it becomes a 60/20/20 Dem/Rep/SI split.
Total Special Interests: $934,306 (08%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 45 (52%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 36 (42%)

Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$7,159,893 (00/100/00)% - Steve Forbes, publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000
$864,168 (92/00/08)% - Andrew Tobias, financial columnist, investor
$550,454 (00/73/27)% - Richard Mellon Scaife, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher
$375,173 (86/02/12)% - Barry Diller, media mogul
$298,492 (07/55/38)% - Lowry Mays, Clear Channel Entertainment chairman, founder
$264,000 (100/00/00)% - Jim Cramer, business journalist; former hedge fund manager
$241,300 (34/28/38)% - Robert Wright, NBC/Universal chairman, ceo
$194,500 (57/00/43)% - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation editor and publisher
$186,800 (85/00/15)% - Danny Goldberg, Air America ceo; record producer
$149,982 (72/01/27)% - Christie Hefner, Playboy Enterprises chairman, ceo

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$795,034 (92%) - Andrew Tobias, financial columnist, investor
$322,648 (86%) - Barry Diller, media mogul
$264,000 (100%) - Jim Cramer, business journalist; former hedge fund manager
$158,780 (85%) - Danny Goldberg, Air America ceo; record producer
$110,865 (57%) - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation editor and publisher
$107,987 (72%) - Christie Hefner, Playboy Enterprises chairman, ceo
$102,312 (87%) - Hugh Hefner, Playboy founder
$89,799 (92%) - Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone
$83,500 (100%) - Mansoor Ijaz, pundit
$82,042 (34%) - Robert Wright, NBC/Universal chairman, ceo

Top 10 Republican Donations
$7,159,893 (100%) - Steve Forbes, publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000
$401,831 (73%) - Richard Mellon Scaife, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher
$164,170 (55%) - Lowry Mays, Clear Channel Entertainment chairman, founder
$67,564 (28%) - Robert Wright, NBC/Universal chairman, ceo
$47,303 (39%) - Mark Mays, Clear Channel Entertainment ceo
$28,124 (79%) - William F Buckley Jr, journalist, National Review founder
$23,301 (24%) - Mel Karmazin, Sirius Satellite Radio ceo
$22,992 (96%) - Malcolm Forbes, Forbes Magazine publisher 1964-1990
$14,065 (97%) - PJ O'Rourke, columnist, satirist
$13,963 (16%) - David Pecker, American Media, Inc ceo

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$148,622 (27%) - Richard Mellon Scaife, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher
$113,426 (38%) - Lowry Mays, Clear Channel Entertainment chairman, founder
$91,694 (38%) - Robert Wright, NBC/Universal chairman, ceo
$83,635 (43%) - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation editor and publisher
$73,988 (61%) - Mark Mays, Clear Channel Entertainment ceo
$69,133 (08%) - Andrew Tobias, financial columnist, investor
$49,140 (56%) - Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner president
$45,020 (12%) - Barry Diller, media mogul
$42,128 (47%) - Tom Freston, Viacom Co-President and Co-COO
$40,495 (27%) - Christie Hefner, Playboy Enterprises chairman, ceo


Results for: Politics
Total Donors: 136
Total Donations: $12,079,322, avg. $88,818.54
Total Democrat: $8,446,662 (70%)
Total Republican: $2,596,320 (21%)
Total Special Interests: $1,036,287 (09%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 49 (36%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 84 (62%)
Again, Dem = more money, Rep = more donors
Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$6,424,165 (100/00/00)% - John Kerry, Senator, 2004 presidential candidate
$428,670 (63/27/10)% - Jack Valenti, lobbyist
$316,850 (01/81/18)% - Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense '75-'77, '01-present
$270,051 (96/00/04)% - Robert Rubin, US Treasury Secretary 1995-99
$261,668 (00/67/33)% - Jack Abramoff, lobbyist, GOP fundraiser; convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud
$261,400 (00/76/24)% - Duane Acklie, businessman
$245,550 (96/00/04)% - Dianne Feinstein, US Senator 1992-present
$237,650 (74/05/21)% - Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master, Sept 11th Victims Compensation Fund; attorney
$225,174 (65/01/34)% - Vernon Jordan, Washington power broker
$198,100 (00/83/17)% - Bob Dole, US Senator 1969-1996

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$6,424,165 (100%) - John Kerry, Senator, 2004 presidential candidate
$270,062 (63%) - Jack Valenti, lobbyist
$259,248 (96%) - Robert Rubin, US Treasury Secretary 1995-99
$235,728 (96%) - Dianne Feinstein, US Senator 1992-present
$175,861 (74%) - Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master, Sept 11th Victims Compensation Fund; attorney
$148,023 (89%) - Phil Angelides, Calif. State Treasurer; 2006 candidate for governor
$146,363 (65%) - Vernon Jordan, Washington power broker
$67,981 (73%) - Jamie Gorelick, 9/11 Commissioner; fmr US Deputy Atty General
$64,600 (95%) - Geraldine Ferraro, Congresswoman 1978-84; 1984 VP candidate
$61,605 (77%) - Teresa Heinz Kerry, philanthropist

Top 10 Republican Donations
$256,648 (81%) - Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense '75-'77, '01-present
$198,664 (76%) - Duane Acklie, businessman
$175,317 (67%) - Jack Abramoff, lobbyist, GOP fundraiser; convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud
$198,664 (76%) - Duane Acklie, businessman
$164,423 (83%) - Bob Dole, US Senator 1969-1996
$137,044 (96%) - Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, American Red Cross chairman 2004-present; businesswoman
$136,214 (89%) - William Weld, Governor of Massachusetts 1991-97
$130,599 (69%) - Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi 2004-present
$115,740 (27%) - Jack Valenti, lobbyist
$80,544 (76%) - Christine Todd Whitman, NJ Gov 1994-2001; EPA chief 2001-03

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$86,350 (33%) - Jack Abramoff, lobbyist, GOP fundraiser; convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud
$82,463 (100%) - Ralph Nader, consumer advocate
$76,559 (34%) - Vernon Jordan, Washington power broker
$62,736 (24%) - Duane Acklie, businessman
$58,674 (31%) - Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi 2004-present
$57,033 (18%) - Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense '75-'77, '01-present
$55,485 (81%) - Pat Buchanan, columnist, presidential candidate
$49,906 (21%) - Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master, Sept 11th Victims Compensation Fund; attorney
$45,870 (68%) - George Mitchell, Senator 1980-1995, Disney chairman
$42,867 (10%) - Jack Valenti, lobbyist


Now for the overall stats
Results for: Overall
Total Donors: 1436
Total Donations: $108,952,308, avg. $75,872.08
Total Democrat: $50,687,476 (47%)
Total Republican: $32,001,444 (29%)
Total Special Interests: $26,262,980 (24%)

Number of partisan Democrats: 876 (61%)
Number of partisan Republicans: 485 (34%)
The above doesn't really mean anything since it's skewed by so many celebrities in the list.
Top 10 Donations (Democrat/Republican/Special Interests)
$10,958,119 (88/00/12)% - Steve Bing, producer
$7,159,893 (00/100/00)% - Steve Forbes, publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000
$6,424,165 (100/00/00)% - John Kerry, Senator, 2004 presidential candidate
$6,066,651 (00/08/92)% - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$3,723,676 (20/00/80)% - George Soros, financier
$3,135,081 (07/08/85)% - Alice Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire
$2,866,887 (00/24/76)% - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$1,892,580 (00/98/02)% - David Koch, Koch Industires heir; 1980 VP candidate
$1,567,012 (02/88/10)% - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo
$1,459,100 (97/00/03)% - Charles Kushner, real estate developer; Dem fundraiser; felon

Top 10 Democratic Donations
$9,643,144 (88%) - Steve Bing, producer
$6,424,165 (100%) - John Kerry, Senator, 2004 presidential candidate
$1,415,327 (97%) - Charles Kushner, real estate developer; Dem fundraiser; felon
$1,139,348 (98%) - Denise Rich, songwriter
$1,089,817 (86%) - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks co-founder, producer
$1,042,902 (88%) - David Geffen, Dreamworks co-founder, record producer
$799,126 (96%) - Steven Spielberg, filmmaker
$795,034 (92%) - Andrew Tobias, financial columnist, investor
$766,144 (98%) - David Stern, NBA Commissioner
$744,735 (20%) - George Soros, financier

Top 10 Republican Donations
$7,159,893 (100%) - Steve Forbes, publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000
$1,854,728 (98%) - David Koch, Koch Industires heir; 1980 VP candidate
$1,378,970 (88%) - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo
$787,649 (74%) - John Chambers, Cisco ceo
$742,141 (90%) - Jim Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire; Arvest Bank ceo
$706,909 (78%) - Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul; billionaire
$688,052 (24%) - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$651,730 (84%) - Ken Lay, former Enron chairman, ceo; under indictment
$485,332 (08%) - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$463,690 (89%) - Michael Dell, Dell Computer founder, chairman

Top 10 Special Interests Donations
$5,581,318 (92%) - T Boone Pickens, Texas oilman, financier
$2,978,940 (80%) - George Soros, financier
$2,664,818 (85%) - Alice Walton, Wal-Mart billionaire
$2,178,834 (76%) - Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner
$1,314,974 (12%) - Steve Bing, producer
$255,250 (50%) - Larry Ellison, Oracle chairman and ceo
$173,624 (34%) - Henry Paulson, Goldman Sachs chairman, ceo
$164,739 (13%) - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks co-founder, producer
$159,348 (46%) - John Tyson, Tyson Foods chairman, ceo
$156,701 (10%) - Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Inc. chairman, ceo


*partisan = gave to one party exclusively, or one party in excess of the other by 100%, and <= 50% to special interests

So what have we learned here?

Not much.

I think I need more money.