AT&T, GE, Comcast Among Top 2008 Election Donors

AT&T, GE, COMCAST AMONG TOP 2008 ELECTION DONORS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
AT&T topped the list of communications companies donating money in the 2008 election cycle, with Comcast and General Electric also making the top 20. AT&T came in at No. 5 with $1,094,144 in contributions, with the majority of that (55%) going to Republicans. Comcast, which ranked 14th among all donors in the 2008 cycle with Democrats getting a whopping 72% of its $747,870 in contributions. Time warner, Verizon, the Communications Workers of America and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association are also big givers and also leaning toward Democrats.
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