I found this list in the Wall Street Journal. It's a ranking of corporate special-interest giving to the top Republican presidential candidates. Which candidate do you think is going to do the best job of sticking up for the Average Joe?
Total contributions from individuals associated with particular industry groups through the first nine months of 2007, the latest figures available:
Commercial Banks
Mitt Romney: $600,091
Rudolph Giuliani: $598,501
John McCain: $583,700
Mike Huckabee: $26,500
Hedge Funds & Private Equity
Rudolph Giuliani: $1,157,900
Mitt Romney: $947,500
John McCain: $331,850
Mike Huckabee: $4,600*
Insurance
Mitt Romney: $629,167
Rudolph Giuliani: $530,615
John McCain: $246,524
Mike Huckabee: $23,550
Oil & Gas
Rudolph Giuliani: $545,058
Mitt Romney: $309,933
John McCain: $189,935
Mike Huckabee: $18,450
Pharmaceuticals & Health Products
Mitt Romney: $260,535
Rudolph Giuliani: $138,850
John McCain: $69,300
Mike Huckabee: $500
Securities & Investment
Rudolph Giuliani: $4,506,026
Mitt Romney: $3,561,387
John McCain: $1,781,260
Mike Huckabee: $77,727
Total from the six industry groups:
Giuliani: $7,476,950
Romney: $6,308,613
McCain: $3,202,569
Huckabee: $146,727
*Reflects a contribution from the private-equity industry; none reported from the hedge-fund industry.
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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