>> Like who? I don't know of any who are backing candidates. Or funding organizations like ALEC to write model legislation for states. Yes, there are some. But on no where near the scale of the Right.
RankOrganization.....................................................................Total '89-'14...D%..R%...Tilt|
| 1 | ActBlue | $100,887,828 | 99% | 0% |  | | 2 | American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees | $61,339,129 | 80% | 1% | | | 3 | National Education Assn | $58,783,738 | 56% | 4% |  | | 4 | AT&T Inc | $56,789,597 | 41% | 57% | | | 5 | National Assn of Realtors | $52,431,322 | 43% | 46% | | | 6 | Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $45,516,130 | 91% | 2% | | | 7 | Goldman Sachs | $45,112,865 | 53% | 44% | | | 8 | United Auto Workers | $41,669,153 | 71% | 0% | | | 9 | Carpenters & Joiners Union | $41,478,546 | 71% | 9% | | | 10 | Service Employees International Union | $38,569,790 | 84% | 2% | | | 11 | Laborers Union | $38,089,860 | 83% | 7% | | | 12 | American Federation of Teachers | $37,039,075 | 89% | 0% | | | 13 | Communications Workers of America | $36,326,885 | 86% | 0% | | | 14 | Teamsters Union | $36,153,707 | 88% | 5% | | | 15 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | $34,809,107 | 48% | 51% | | | 16 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $33,970,100 | 86% | 0% | | | 17 | United Parcel Service | $32,565,382 | 35% | 64% |  | | 18 | Citigroup Inc | $32,406,962 | 48% | 50% | | | 19 | National Auto Dealers Assn | $32,136,910 | 31% | 68% | | | 20 | EMILY's List | $31,654,912 | 98% | 0% | | | 21 | AFL-CIO | $31,558,377 | 60% | 3% | | | 22 | American Bankers Assn | $31,372,752 | 36% | 63% | | | 23 | Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union | $31,356,147 | 98% | 1% | | | 24 | American Medical Assn | $30,030,759 | 40% | 59% | | | 25 | Microsoft Corp | $29,440,923 | 55% | 43% | | | 26 | National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $29,240,010 | 35% | 64% | | | 27 | Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $29,015,753 | 36% | 63% | | | 28 | General Electric | $28,293,623 | 47% | 51% | | | 29 | National Assn of Home Builders | $27,639,630 | 34% | 65% | | | 30 | Lockheed Martin | $27,479,254 | 42% | 56% | | | 31 | Bank of America | $27,085,443 | 41% | 57% | | | 32 | National Assn of Letter Carriers | $26,211,359 | 84% | 9% | | | 33 | Morgan Stanley | $26,138,330 | 42% | 56% | | | 34 | Verizon Communications | $25,603,917 | 40% | 58% | | | 35 | Deloitte LLP | $25,265,833 | 35% | 63% | | | 36 | Time Warner | $24,551,637 | 72% | 25% | | | 37 | Newsweb Corp | $24,536,371 | 40% | 0% | | | 38 | Plumbers & Pipefitters Union | $24,510,898 | 83% | 4% | | | 39 | Credit Union National Assn | $24,270,655 | 47% | 51% | | | 40 | Altria Group | $23,890,998 | 28% | 71% | | | 41 | Ernst & Young | $23,363,718 | 42% | 57% | | | 42 | Operating Engineers Union | $23,296,173 | 82% | 14% | | | 43 | American Hospital Assn | $23,075,101 | 52% | 46% | | | 44 | International Assn of Fire Fighters | $23,002,060 | 79% | 16% | | | 45 | Sheet Metal Workers Union | $22,570,778 | 95% | 2% | | | 46 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | $22,544,797 | 35% | 64% | | | 47 | American Dental Assn | $21,942,008 | 44% | 54% | | | 48 | Boeing Co | $21,873,853 | 46% | 52% | | | 49 | UBS AG | $21,593,322 | 40% | 58% | | | 50 | Comcast Corp | $20,815,485 | 57% | 42% | | | 51 | Pfizer Inc | $19,899,739 | 35% | 64% | | | 52 | AFLAC Inc | $19,864,559 | 43% | 56% | | | 53 | National Rifle Assn | $19,820,803 | 17% | 82% | | | 54 | Northrop Grumman | $19,814,851 | 42% | 57% | | | 55 | Air Line Pilots Assn | $19,783,047 | 82% | 17% | | | 56 | Union Pacific Corp | $19,711,718 | 27% | 72% | | | 57 | Honeywell International | $19,592,197 | 44% | 54% | | | 58 | Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors | $19,355,124 | 41% | 58% | | | 59 | Koch Industries | $18,283,448 | 8% | 91% | | | 60 | American Assn for Justice | $18,201,608 | 80% | 3% | | | 61 | American Postal Workers Union | $18,071,408 | 86% | 2% | | | 62 | FedEx Corp | $17,730,343 | 39% | 60% | | | 63 | Ironworkers Union | $17,537,940 | 92% | 6% | | | 64 | Club for Growth | $17,519,672 | 0% | 95% | | | 65 | Credit Suisse Group | $17,285,140 | 41% | 57% | | | 66 | United Transportation Union | $17,198,250 | 87% | 11% | | | 67 | New York Life Insurance | $17,125,007 | 49% | 50% | | | 68 | Raytheon Co | $17,066,246 | 44% | 55% | | | 69 | United Steelworkers | $16,752,205 | 97% | 0% | | | 70 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn | $16,720,213 | 47% | 52% | | | 71 | General Dynamics | $16,718,677 | 46% | 53% | | | 72 | Akin, Gump et al | $16,641,162 | 61% | 37% | | | 73 | National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $16,081,050 | 78% | 20% | | | 74 | American Institute of CPAs | $16,056,555 | 41% | 58% | | | 75 | Chevron | $15,875,724 | 19% | 64% | | | 76 | Anheuser-Busch | $15,727,463 | 47% | 51% | | | 77 | Reynolds American | $15,583,698 | 22% | 77% | | | 78 | National Cable & Telecommunications Assn | $15,571,510 | 47% | 52% | | | 79 | Exxon Mobil | $15,282,297 | 13% | 85% | | | 80 | KPMG LLP | $15,189,578 | 34% | 65% | | | 81 | Wal-Mart Stores | $15,140,232 | 32% | 67% | | | 82 | DLA Piper | $14,998,178 | 68% | 31% | | | 83 | Merrill Lynch | $14,864,717 | 37% | 62% | | | 84 | GlaxoSmithKline | $14,653,443 | 30% | 69% | | | 85 | CSX Corp | $14,401,011 | 34% | 65% | | | 86 | Walt Disney Co | $14,164,857 | 68% | 30% | | | 87 | News Corp | $14,141,913 | 58% | 41% | | | 88 | American Financial Group | $14,006,735 | 15% | 73% | | | 89 | Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America | $13,841,900 | 34% | 64% | | | 90 | Wells Fargo | $13,820,545 | 36% | 61% | | | 91 | American Health Care Assn | $13,808,478 | 51% | 48% | | | 92 | University of California | $13,678,613 | 89% | 9% | | | 93 | Associated Builders & Contractors | $13,666,082 | 1% | 98% | | | 94 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | $13,630,754 | 38% | 60% | | | 95 | American Crystal Sugar | $13,443,709 | 62% | 37% | | | 96 | American Society of Anesthesiologists | $13,385,537 | 41% | 58% | | | 97 | WPP Group | $13,341,034 | 53% | 45% | | | 98 | Prudential Financial | $13,276,766 | 49% | 50% | | | 99 | Southern Co | $13,145,689 | 28% | 70% | | | 100 | National Restaurant Assn | $12,692,431 | 16% | 82% | | | 101 | Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn | $12,452,998 | 40% | 59% | | | 102 | Human Rights Campaign | $12,280,659 | 89% | 8% | | | 103 | MetLife Inc | $12,160,711 | 51% | 47% | | | 104 | American Optometric Assn | $12,145,683 | 57% | 41% | | | 105 | Home Depot | $11,956,115 | 25% | 74% | | | 106 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | $11,940,708 | 50% | 49% | | | 107 | Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn | $11,833,700 | 78% | 21% | | | 108 | Saban Capital Group | $11,731,172 | 89% | 0% | | | 109 | United Technologies | $11,726,194 | 45% | 52% | | | 110 | Eli Lilly & Co | $11,675,855 | 31% | 67% | | | 111 | General Motors | $11,387,172 | 38% | 60% | | | 112 | Associated General Contractors | $11,313,897 | 14% | 85% | | | 113 | National Assn of Broadcasters | $11,296,655 | 44% | 55% | | | 114 | Painters & Allied Trades Union | $11,279,980 | 85% | 12% | | | 115 | American Maritime Officers | $11,072,831 | 46% | 53% | | | 116 | UST Inc | $10,930,093 | 22% | 77% | | | 117 | Ford Motor Co | $10,859,022 | 39% | 60% | | | 118 | Skadden, Arps et al | $10,795,024 | 77% | 22% | | | 119 | BellSouth Corp | $10,681,784 | 43% | 56% | | | 120 | Exelon Corp | $10,607,470 | 43% | 56% | | | 121 | AIG | $10,551,330 | 49% | 50% | | | 122 | Independent Community Bankers of America | $10,511,535 | 42% | 56% | | | 123 | Seafarers International Union | $10,493,915 | 83% | 16% | | | 124 | National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare | $10,414,606 | 82% | 17% | | | 125 | Amway/Alticor Inc | $10,405,613 | 0% | 97% | | | 126 | Freddie Mac | $10,297,509 | 43% | 56% | | | 127 | MBNA Corp | $10,282,913 | 16% | 83% | | | 128 | Patton Boggs LLP | $10,215,656 | 72% | 27% | | | 129 | American Airlines | $10,111,806 | 43% | 55% | | | 130 | American Trucking Assns | $9,991,398 | 27% | 72% | | | 131 | Blackstone Group | $9,958,003 | 45% | 51% | | | 132 | American Physical Therapy Assn | $9,888,983 | 49% | 50% | | | 133 | Lehman Brothers | $9,711,364 | 52% | 46% | | | 134 | National Fedn of Independent Business | $9,640,533 | 6% | 93% | | | 135 | Greenberg Traurig LLP | $9,601,536 | 62% | 37% | | | 136 | Amalgamated Transit Union | $9,576,618 | 93% | 6% | | | 137 | Transport Workers Union | $9,549,899 | 95% | 4% | | | 138 | Harvard University | $9,520,040 | 87% | 12% | | | 139 | American Council of Life Insurers | $9,481,228 | 38% | 61% | | | 140 | Archer Daniels Midland | $9,412,067 | 42% | 57% | | | 141 | Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn | $9,380,513 | 43% | 56% | | | 142 | Fannie Mae | $9,141,477 | 53% | 46% | | | 143 | National Rural Letter Carriers Assn | $9,060,100 | 71% | 27% | | | 144 | Wachovia Corp | $8,575,944 | 30% | 69% | | | 145 | National Cmte for an Effective Congress | $8,447,690 | 99% | 0% | | | 146 | Interpublic Group | $8,311,183 | 66% | 32% | | | 147 | Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn | $8,192,179 | 73% | 25% | | | 148 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | $7,950,149 | 23% | 76% | | | 149 | MCI Inc | $7,659,226 | 45% | 54% | | | 150 | Bear Stearns | $7,285,973 | 55% | 43% | | | 151 | BP | $6,928,303 | 30% | 69% | | | 152 | Enron Corp | $6,544,528 | 28% | 71% | | | 153 | Andersen | $6,267,045 | 37% | 62% | | | 154 | Vivendi | $6,079,667 | 60% | 33% | | | 155 | MGM Resorts International | $5,903,205 | 45% | 47% | | | 156 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp | $5,089,791 | 39% | 60% | |
Based on data released by the FEC on March 10, 2014. |
