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February 9, 2010

Report: Democratic Governors Assoc. Takes in Record Amount of Corporate Donations
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A new poll has found nearly two-thirds of respondents oppose the Supreme
Court’s recent ruling to allow corporations to spend unlimited amounts
of money to elect and defeat candidates. President Obama and other
Democrats have openly criticized the ruling, but recently made public
tax forms show Democrats are already taking in record amounts of
corporate funds. ABC News reports the Democratic Governors Association
took in $23 million in 2009, most of it from corporations and unions.
The contributors included nearly every top lobbying firm in Washington,
and from such multinational giants as Exxon Mobil. The DGA even accepted
funds from the US subsidiaries of companies with foreign ownership. The
Republican Governors Association brought in nearly $18 million last
year.



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