Comments on: Follow the Money–2008 Presidential Campaign Finance, February Edition http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/follow-the-money-2008-presidential-campaign-finance-february-edition.html An Independent Netzine About Ideas Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: PauC http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/follow-the-money-2008-presidential-campaign-finance-february-edition.html/comment-page-1#comment-7776 PauC Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:14:29 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/follow-the-money-2008-presidential-campaign-finance-february-edition.html#comment-7776 Actually, I'm sure that the top three donors to both campaigns is, in no particular order, 1.) retired 2.) not employed, and 3.) homemaker There are certain things you should say when you publish this kind of data which is aggregated by employer name. Whether employees are all in a common location or many locations throughout the coutnry. Whether the donor list simply reflects the fact that Investment bankers, venture capitalists, and others in the financial services industry just happen to be considerably richer than the rest of us, etc. IT would take substantially more work, but could be done, to reduce the donor list to those arbuably within one or two degrees removed from the candidates. Actually, I’m sure that the top three donors to both campaigns is, in no particular order,
1.) retired
2.) not employed, and
3.) homemaker

There are certain things you should say when you publish this kind of data which is aggregated by employer name.

Whether employees are all in a common location or many locations throughout the coutnry.
Whether the donor list simply reflects the fact that Investment bankers, venture capitalists, and others in the financial services industry just happen to be considerably richer than the rest of us, etc.

IT would take substantially more work, but could be done, to reduce the donor list to those arbuably within one or two degrees removed from the candidates.

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