THE GANG'S ALL HERE -
CORPORATE DONORS TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Al Gore said in his Democratic Convention presidential acceptance speech that campaign reform will be "the very first bill that Joe Lieberman and I send to Congress."
Meanwhile, corporations are tripping over themselves to give money to Al and Joe. In many cases, the same corporations are making similar donations to George W. and Dick.
Here is a partial list of corporate contributors to the Democratic and Republican conventions according to each Convention Host Committee's estimate.
*Gave large amounts to both Democratic and Republican Conventions.
DNC donors:
$2,000,000 |
American International Group* |
|
$1,000,000 |
United parcel Service |
BP Amoco Corp. |
General Motors* |
Maguire Partners |
Microsoft Corp.* |
SBC Communications |
AT&T* |
|
$500,000 |
Staples, Inc. |
United Airlines |
|
$250,000 |
Majestic Realty |
Bank of America |
DaimlerChrysler* |
Global Crossing* |
Hewlett-Packard* |
Hilton Hotels |
Sempra Energy |
Tenet Healthcare |
Wells Fargo |
Lincy Foundation |
RNC donors:
$1,000,000 |
General Motors* |
Microsoft Corp.* |
Bell Atlantic (Verizon) |
Ballard, Spahr et.al. |
Comcast Corp. |
Motorola, Inc. |
Peco Energy |
AT&T* |
|
$500,000 |
SAP America |
American International Group |
Anderson Consulting |
Blank, Rome et. al. |
Safeguard Scientifics |
Tierney & Partners |
PepsiCo Inc. |
US Airways |
|
$250,000 |
Union Pacific |
DaimlerChrysler* |
Global Crossing* |
Hewlett-Packard* |
Unisys Corp. |
Sunoco Inc. |
SmithKline Beecham |
Prudential Insurance |
Philip Morris |
First Union |
Enron Corp. |
Aramark Corp. |
USX Corp. |
What about the Shadow Convention?
Capital Eye reports that a goal of $500,000 was to be raised to fund the pro-campaign reform Shadow Convention. Among the biggest donors were billionaire George Soros's Open Society Institute, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Carnegie Corporation and the Arca Foundation.
Source: Capital Eye, published by Center for Responsive Politics, <www.opensecrets.org>.