11/08/04

Here's where to spend more money:  (There's a lot more, we just need some good Democrats to scour opensecrets.org for info. Please post your findings in the comments or email me.)

Big Democrat donors (80% or more to Democrats):

Hard Rock Cafe
Costco
Bashas
Brown & Cole Food Stores
Hyatt Corporation (hotels)
Random House (book publisher)
Chronicle Books
E&J Gallo Winery
Barnes & Noble
Bed, Bath, & Beyond

If you smoke:

R.J. Reynolds (#2 in Tobacco - RJR also owns Brown & Williamson now), $821,350, 9% to Democrats, 91% to Republicans
Altria Group (aka Philip Morris - #1 in tobacco), $935,862, 40% to Democrats, 60% to Republicans
Lorrilard (#4 in tobacco), $137,250, 35% to Democrats, 65% to Republicans
Swisher (cigars - #7 in tobacco), $55,000, 63% to Democrats, 37% to Republicans
Liggett Vector Group (generic cigarettes - #12 in tobacco), $22,750, 91% to Democrats, 9% to Republicans

R.J. Reynolds is also on the AFL-CIO boycott list and has been since the 1950s. If you smoke, don't smoke any RJR brands, and let them know why.

Here are some examples of big Republican donors (80% or more to Republicans):

(I say bring every one of these companies down in flames. legally of course..)

Outback Steakhouse (#2 donor in Food & Bev industry), $485,698, 2% to Democrats, 98% to Republicans
Wendy's (#5 donor in Food & Bev industry), $230,600, 9% to Democrats, 91% to Republicans
Pizza Hut Franchisees Assoc. (#11 in Food & Bev), $114,500, 5% to Democrats, 95% to Republicans
Valero Energy (#1 in Oil & Gas), $639,775, 15% to Democrats, 85% to Republicans. Note that Valero Energy is Diamond-Shamrock, Beacon, and Total gas stations. I am cutting up my Diamond-Shamrock card NOW and sending it in with a nasty note.
ExxonMobil (#3 in Oil & Gas), $549,017, $11% to Democrats, 88% to Republicans
ChevronTexaco (#5 in Oil & Gas), $390,081, $17% to Democrats, 83% to Republicans
Marathon Oil (#8 in Oil & Gas), $250,308, 19% to Democrats, 81% to Republicans
Pilot Corporation (#10 in Oil & gas), $214,081, 0 to Democrats, 100% to Republicans, also note that the son of the founder of Pilot Truck Stops is the 'Republican mayor of Knoxville, Tenneessee, spent his family fortune to buy the seat.
Safeway (#3 in food stores), $136,350, 17% to Democrats, 83% to Republicans
Coors Brewing (#9 in beer/wine), $156,075, 14% to Democrats, 86% to Republicans (worst of all major brewers)
Home Depot (#2 in retail sales), $677,370, 6% to Democrats, 94% to Republicans
Wal-Mart (#1 in retail sales), $1,875,557, 19% to Democrats, 81% to Republicans
Amway (#7 in retail sales), $238,288, 0 to Democrats, 100% to Republicans
Circuit City (#12 in retail sales), $116,550, 3% to Democrats, 97% to Republicans

(From Democratic Underground message 27)