Tech Daily Dose: AT&T: A Campaign Season 'Heavy Hitter' http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/att-a-campaign-season-heavy-hi.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:38:07 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification AT&T: A Campaign Season 'Heavy Hitter' Telecommunications giant AT&T has ranked second behind the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on the Center for Responsive Politics' list of "heavy hitters," top all-time donors 1989-2008. During that period, AT&T has given $39.9 million with 43 percent going to Democrats and 55 percent to Republicans. This election cycle, the company gave $3.5 million, with $2.6 million padding PACs and $863,211 filling individual campaigns' coffers. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama received $180,813 and $154,366 from AT&T respectively while Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. and House Democratic Conference Chairman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois were also major beneficiaries.

Other high-tech notables that made the watchdog's 19-year tally include the Communications Workers of America (#12) at $25.7 million with 99 percent going to the Democratic Party; Time Warner (#29) at $18.6 million with 70 percent going to Democrats and 29 percent to Republicans; Microsoft (#30) at $18.3 million with 51 percent going to Democrats and 48 percent to Republicans; Verizon (#33) at $17.1 million with 39 percent going to Democrats and 60 percent to Republicans; and BellSouth (#48) at $14.3 million with 45 percent going to Democrats and 54 percent to Republicans.

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