money
[Nathan asks where the money’s going to come from. Eight of the top ten political givers since 1989 are unions, who’ve given a total of $200 million, most of it to Dems.]
http://opensecrets.org/orgs/index.asp
Blue Chip Investors Top Donor Dossiers
Here you’ll find total contributions for the 100 biggest givers in American politics since 1989–information that exists nowhere else. Read the full report.
Top 10 donors:
American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $36,694,599
National Assn of Realtors $26,955,118
Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $25,300,041
National Education Assn $25,180,941
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $23,617,005
Service Employees International Union $23,354,475
Communications Workers of America $22,937,924
Laborers Union $22,812,207
Carpenters & Joiners Union $22,606,447
Teamsters Union $22,550,008