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    In Congress, Democrats the Party of the Rich

    In Congress, Democrats the Party of the Rich


    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats / AP

    BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
    March 31, 2014 9:24 am

    Only two Republican districts make the list of the top 10 richest House districts, according to an Associated Press analysis.

    The Democrats have the top six richest districts; most are in heavily Democratic states such as New York and California.

    The AP reports:

    Across the country, Democratic House districts have an average per capita income of $27,893. That’s about $1,000 higher than the average income in Republican districts. The difference is relatively small because Democrats also represent a lot of poor districts, putting the average in the middle.

    Democrats say the “party of the rich” label is more about policies than constituents.

    During the 2012 presidential election, Republican nominee Mitt Romney declared, “We’re not the party of the rich. We’re the party of the people who want to get rich.”

    Below are the top 10 richest districts and their representatives compiled by the AP:

    1. New York 12, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D.)
    2. California 33, Rep. Henry Waxman (D.)
    3. New York 10, Jerry Nadler (D.)
    4. California 18, Anna Eshoo (D.)
    5. Connecticut 4, Jim Himes (D.)
    6. Virginia 8, Jim Moran (D.)
    7. New Jersey 7, Leonard Lance (R.)
    8. California 12, Nancy Pelosi (D.)
    9. New York 3, Steve Israel (D.)
    10. Virginia 10, Frank Wolf (R.)

    http://freebeacon.com/politics/in-co...y-of-the-rich/

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    Obama hits Chicago Wednesday for DNC fundraisers
    Fri, 03/28/2014 - 4:14pm

    President Barack Obama hits Chicago on Wednesday for two jumbo priced fundraisers to benefit the Democratic National Committee.

    Obama hosts a roundtable—I am told keyed towards business executives—at the Chicago Cut Steakhouse downtown where about 25 folks are expected; the tab is up to $32,400. The Obama roundtable is hosted by Mesirow Financial Chairman and CEO Richard Price.

    Later, Obama is the headliner at a dinner for about 55—donating up to $10,000--at the Lincoln Park home of Craig Freedman and Grace Tsao-Wu, who is an Obama major donor and fund-raiser.

    "It will be a great opportunity to get a photo with the President and hear him speak in an intimate setting," a note with the invite for the Lincoln Park event said.

    FLASHBACK 2012: Obama in Chicago for fundraising.
    FLASHBACK 2011: Obama in Chicago for fundraising.

    http://politics.suntimes.com/article...03282014-914pm
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    These 2 Charts Definitively Show That the Democrats’ War on Money in Politics is Complete BS

    By Soopermexican 13 hours ago

    Contrary to what you’ll see in the media over and over this campaign cycle, the top ten donors gave much more money to liberal campaigns than to those on the right, up to this point in the 2014 midterm election. The Democrats have made it known very clearly that their campaign tactic will be to target the Koch Brothers in order to make themselves appear to be the plucky do-gooders facing overwhelming odds. They’d especially like you to think the big evil corporate interests are overriding democracy with their money.

    These graphs constructed with information from OpenSecrets.com paint a different picture altogether (Click or tap on image to zoom in):


    The top ten donors so far for the 2014 cycle include the city of New York, the Democrat Governor’s Association, and the National Education Association, and a handful of unions – all of which gave overwhelmingly to Democrat candidates, and towards liberal outside spending groups. [see calculations here]

    If anyone should be whining and moaning about being at a disadvantage from big time donors, it’s conservatives. Here’s a graph of both kinds of contributions put together. Liberals carry an 18 to 1 advantage:


    So next time you see a liberal whine about big corporate interests and their fat stacks of campaign contributions, send him this way.

    http://www.ijreview.com/2014/04/1259...op-ten-donate/
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