Open Secrets .org has just released the list of top money donors. The definition of donor is complicated so I'll quote directly from the web site.
"Totals on this page reflect donations from employees of the organization, its PAC and in some cases its own treasury. These totals include all campaign contributions to federal candidates, parties, political action committees (including superPACs), federal 527 organizations, and Carey committees. Because 501(c) organizations do not disclose their donors, contributions to those groups are not included here, except in cases where the group discloses voluntarily. Only contributions to Democrats and Republicans or liberal and conservative outside groups are included in calculating the percentages the donor has given to either party."
So how did the perennial threat to American democracy, Koch Industries rank? It's 36th on the list of 50, just below the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and a notch above Google. Comcast Corporation which owns a controlling interest in NBC and its bastard step child, MSNBC placed 24th. Remember that the next time you hear the White House's go to man on Ferguson, Al Sharpton, bemoaning the role of corporate money in politics.
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