Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows-- and Curious Contributions |
"SURPRISE, SURPRISE"
Donations that raise eyebrows |
| Rupert Murdoch | Fox Entertainment |
| The conservative media baron is giving to...Bradley |
| Richard Notebaert | Ameritech |
| A Clinton-Gore backer in '96, he's giving to...Bradley and Bush |
| Wayne Huizenga | AutoNation |
| A political switch-hitter, this year he's batting right. Bush and Quayle |
| Michael Dell | Dell Computer |
| He shies away from politics, but this year he's giving to...Bush |
| Sanford Weill | Citigroup |
| A Clinton-Gore backer in '96, he's giving to...Bradley |
REALLY HEDGING THEIR BETS
Donations to Bush, Bradley, and Gore |
| George Fisher | Eastman Kodak |
| Leonard Lauder | Estée Lauder |
| Michael King | King World Productions |
| Barry Sternlicht | Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
| John Hess | Amerada Hess |
MAVERICK-LOVERS
Donations to McCain and Bradley |
| Howard Schultz | Starbucks |
| Harry Kraemer Jr. | Baxter Intl. |
| Stanley Goldstein | CVS |
| Stephen Luczo | Seagate Technology |
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Clinton/Gore Defectors, New-Broom Thinkers, and 'Sure-Thing' Givers |
CLINTON YES, GORE NO
1996 Clinton donors who've given to others in 2000 |
| Kenneth Lay | Enron | Bush |
| William Avery | Crown Cork & Seal | Bradley and Bush |
| John Bryan | Sara Lee | Bradley |
| Robert Campbell | Sunoco | Bush |
| William Esrey | Sprint | Quayle |
| Alex Mandl | Teligent | Bush |
| Angelo Mozilo | Countrywide Credit | Dole and Bush |
| Thomas Johnson | Greenpoint Financial | Bradley |
| H. Wayne Huizenga | AutoNation | Bush and Quayle |
| Landon Rowland | Kansas City Southern | Bush |
| Sanford Weill | Citigroup | Bradley |
TIME FOR A FRESH FACE
Donations to Bradley and Bush |
| Richard Notebaert | Ameritech |
| William Steere | Pfizer |
| August Busch III | Anheuser-Busch |
| Charles Heimbold | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Ralph Larsen | Johnson & Johnson |
| Lewis Platt | Hewlett-Packard |
| Fred Hassan | Pharmacia & Upjohn |
| Thomas Stemberg | Staples |
| William Harrison | Chase Manhattan |
| Durk Jager | Procter & Gamble |
| W. Howard Lester | Williams-Sonoma |
BETTING ON THE FAVORITES
Donations to Bush and Gore |
| Alston Correll | Georgia-Pacific Group |
| Ray Irani | Occidental Petroleum |
| Irwin Jacobs | Qualcomm |
| Carlos Cantu | ServiceMaster |
| Stephen Hilbert | Conseco |
| Frank Drendel | CommScope |
| William Lacy | MGIC Investment |
| John Rowe | Unicom |
Overall Scorecard
Where donors from the Top 1,000 corporations placed their bets |
| Bush | 292 |
| Bradley | 94 |
| Gore | 44 |
| McCain | 26 |
| Dole | 21 |
| Quayle | 9 |
| Bauer | 0 |
| Buchanan | 0 |
| Forbes | 0 |
| Hatch | 0 |
| Keyes | 0 |
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CEO Loyalty
Percentage of contributors who gave exclusively to one candidate |
| Bush | 75% |
| Quayle | 67% |
| Bradley | 53% |
| Gore | 50% |
| Dole | 33% |
| McCain | 23% |
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Party Loyalty
Percentage of CEOs who gave to: |
| Republicans only | 67% |
| Democrats only | 20% |
| Both | 13% |
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| Industry Darlings: Which economic sector backs whom* |
| ENERGY |
| Bush | 92%** |
| Gore | 8 |
| Bradley | 12 |
| FOOD |
| Bush | 79% |
| Bradley | 21 |
| Dole | 14 |
| McCain | 7 |
| PHARMACEUTICALS |
| Bush | 80% |
| Bradley | 50 |
| Dole | 30 |
| Gore | 10 |
| Quayle | 10 |
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| REAL ESTATE |
| Bush | 69% |
| Bradley | 46 |
| Gore | 15 |
| McCain | 8 |
| BIOTECH |
| Bush | 50% |
| Bradley | 25 |
| Dole | 25 |
| TECHNOLOGY*** |
| Bush | 79% |
| Bradley | 15 |
| Gore | 13 |
| McCain | 10 |
| Dole | 4 |
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| UTILITIES |
| Bush | 91% |
| Quayle | 6 |
| Gore | 3 |
| Bradley | 3 |
| Dole | 3 |
| ENTERTAINMENT |
| Bradley | 57% |
| Gore | 57 |
| Bush | 29 |
| FINANCE |
| Bush | 65% |
| Bradley | 35 |
| Gore | 6 |
| Dole | 6 |
| McCain | 1 |
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| * Percentage of industry CEOs who gave to a Presidential hopeful. ** Percent of donors. Numbers add up to more than 100% because of multiple gifts. *** Excluding biotech. DATA: CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA, BUSINESS WEEK |
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