Great new website for getting detailed information on who influences the political process in this country. Influence Explorer <----clickety click It provides some very detailed information in an easy to read format from these sources: Worth checking out. You can search by name, company or donor. There's some cool widgets they have too.
And just so you all don't think I'm still Mr. Lefty Democrat, here's the Goldman Sachs report. Notice who their #1 individual recipient is, and #2, and #3. Or how about their top 2 PAC recipients. #IOccupyBecause
Look who's real important? (err... not) Though, for some odd reason the other Jeffs don't seem to show up as prominently here: http://transparencydata.com/contributions/#cmVjaXBpZW50X2Z0PWplZmYlMjBzdG9uZQ==
The Federal Election Commission site isn't sexy but it's got the basics http://fec.gov/ You can search by city, name, or zip. Use it to cross-reference other sources.
RP gets love from the military, credit unions, and tech industries. And with 97% in individual donations, only 3% in PACS (and I already know at least three of those PACS, hehehe). Lulz. Edit: almost forgot the linkylink. http://influenceexplorer.com/politician/ron-paul-l/6ee0ac519a08490594ec3fbce3ce3d8e
Very interesting... http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/bain-capital/b4c7ee21345c459d9a2b14dec2f52122?cycle=2012 ..also this: http://influenceexplorer.com/politicians