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Abramoff Gave A Lot To Republicans…

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics, Money

…but he also gave a lot to Democratic causes, committees and leaders.

Basically, here’s how it breaks down. The Republicans recieved from Abramoff, either directly or through Native American tribes, about $2,909,588. Actually, a vast majority of the money came from the tribes who owned casinos. The Dems got $1,541,673 from the same sources. So I guess that makes them about $1.4 million less corrupt?

..heh…

For all the numbers, visit Capital Eye.


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6 Responses to “Abramoff Gave A Lot To Republicans…”

  1. nyrev Says:
    January 7th, 2006 at 2:59 pm

    Vote for Democrats: 30% less corrupt than the next leading brand Republicans.

  2. Cindy Says:
    January 7th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

    The Indian tribes should not be lumped in with Abramoff; their donations are not illegal. I’d like to see the figures on money Abramoff alone donated. I believe you will find this is not bipartisan at all.

  3. Craig R. Says:
    January 8th, 2006 at 8:37 pm

    Cindy:

    I’d like to see the figures on money Abramoff alone donated. I believe you will find this is not bipartisan at all.

    Well, it appears that Abramoff gave *no* money directly to Democrats.

    Look to this post from my blog (But He Gave Money To The Dems too!… oh, never mind ), which has a link to a site (NewsMeat) that allows for a full search of the federal campaign donation database.

    Bear in mind that these donations are the *legal* ones that Abramoff himself gave, not any “under the table” cash or donations that he told his clients to give to candidates and PACs.

    The under-the-table (what we In Real Life call “bribes”) and directed donations are another kettle of fish entirely. ANd there *will* be fallout over those directed donations.

    However, just how candid Jackie A is will determine if the plea-bargin jailtime he spends is served concurrently or consequtivly (a difference of serving either 10 years or 17 years…)

  4. Justin Gardner Says:
    January 8th, 2006 at 9:30 pm

    Yes, Abramoff gave a bunch of money personally to Dems as well. Just look at the website I linked to in the post.

  5. Tom Strong Says:
    January 9th, 2006 at 4:39 pm

    Uh, Justin…you may want to look at that again. If you select “Donations by Donor” and then “Abramoff, Jack and Pamela”, donations to Democrats are completely absent.

  6. Tom Strong Says:
    January 9th, 2006 at 4:39 pm

    Never mind…I missed your retraction.

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