I was rather surprised to see Peter Thiel listed at $4.735MM in Republican contributions, until I clicked the details which read:<p><i>This young billionaire Libertarian was the major donor behind the super PAC that backed Ron Paul.</i><p>And it now makes sense.<p>Edit: Also, a fun factoid is that the Rentec founder, James Simons, gave to the Democratic Party while the current co-CEO, Robert Mercer, gave to the Republican Party.
[The unspoken] on top of both parties.<p>Oh, well. One funny thing about US politics is just how damn cheap American corruption is. They spend millions of dollars and get billions in return. And we're supposed to be upset about the millions?
So the common notion seems to be that these money makes the parties owe somthing to the donors. But if that's the case, why aren't we seeing anyone on this list donating to both parties? I'm asking sincererly, as that's what I would do if I had $50M and needed a law passed. Better buy a guaranteed -- though maybe slightly moderated -- law change for $25M from both parties than a risk of losing it all with no result.
I am not from US, is it normal for Republicans to give so much (large amounts) compared to Democratics?<p>It looks like BO rally had to work harder for his money compared to MR.
Does this include money donated during the primaries? If so, it could be a huge difference between money spent in the general election vs general election+primaries.