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I think the special interests donate to folks they know they can influence. (Everything in government is about getting the votes they need, right?)

Which may be why Obama got a lot of donations from individual taxpayers and not multi billion dollar corporations.

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Or they donate to people they know are already sympathetic to their cause, and who have maximal PR and regulatory influence. Why would you spend $1 on John Barrasso if you could instead give that dollar to John McCain?

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