December 21, 2007
In Donations From Academe, Obama Ranks Highest by Far
People at colleges are becoming a bigger force in political contributions
College administrators, faculty members, and other educators have donated just over $6.2-million to the presidential candidates so far this election season, with more than three-quarters of the donations going to Democrats.
Sen. Barack Obama is the clear favorite of academics. The Democrat from Illinois has received about one-third of the total, or slightly more than $2.1-million, according to data from
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