NEWSMEAT Power Rankings
Among the most famous and powerful Americans, whose campaign contributions result most often in victory?
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| Rank |
Donor |
Total |
Dem |
GOP |
Spec Int |
Election Win/Loss |
| 1701 | Jon Voight actor | $4,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| 1702 | Fisher Stevens actor | $4,000 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 1-3 |
| 1703 | John Spencer actor | $2,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1704 | John DeLorean DeLorean Motor founder | $2,250 | 11% | 89% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1705 | James Dobson evangelical political activist; radio host; retired physician | $2,000 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 0-3 |
| 1706 | Robert 'Lute' Olson basketball coach | $104,955 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-4 |
| 1707 | Alex Kozinski judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | $1,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-4 |
| 1708 | Andre Balazs hotelier | $42,000 | 52% | 0% | 48% | 4-4 |
| 1709 | Barry Switzer football coach | $8,000 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 3-5 |
| 1710 | John Mackey Whole Foods founder, CEO | $6,500 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-2 |
| 1711 | Chuck Scarborough NBC | $3,500 | 14% | 86% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 1712 | Dave Duerson football player, businessman | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1713 | Bennett Hatfield International Coal Group ceo (Sago mine) | $27,700 | 14% | 49% | 37% | 4-5 |
| 1714 | Rick Schroder actor, rancher | $1,750 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1715 | Bruce Vilanch writer, entertainer | $8,500 | 51% | 0% | 49% | 2-5 |
| 1716 | Armstrong Williams pundit | $1,800 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1717 | Ivan Reitman director, producer | $16,800 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 3-5 |
| 1718 | Billy Baldwin actor | $22,666 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 5-8 |
| 1719 | Sam Seder writer, comedian, radio talk show host | $2,050 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 0-3 |
| 1720 | Jeff Rein Walgreens - Chairman, CEO 2006-present | $47,626 | 13% | 8% | 79% | 1-3 |
| 1721 | Jennifer Garner actress | $10,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-5 |
| 1722 | Al Unser, Jr race car driver | $3,500 | 66% | 29% | 5% | 0-2 |
| 1723 | Marla Gibbs actress | $3,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1724 | Francis J Harvey Secretary of the Army 2004-2007 | $21,530 | 0% | 69% | 31% | 3-4 |
| 1725 | Joe Scarborough MSNBC host; US Congressman 1995-2001 | $9,562 | 8% | 92% | 0% | 3-4 |
| 1726 | Vince McMahon World Wrestling Entertainment chairman | $13,000 | 0% | 54% | 46% | 1-3 |
| 1727 | Kenneth Copeland televangelist | $10,760 | 0% | 81% | 19% | 0-2 |
| 1728 | Arianna Huffington pundit | $5,389 | 0% | 62% | 38% | 1-4 |
| 1729 | Charles Grodin actor, commentator | $4,000 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 1-4 |
| 1730 | Joshua Malina actor | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1731 | George Kennan diplomat, historian | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1732 | Peri Gilpin actress | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1733 | Buck Owens country music star | $3,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1734 | Don Shula NFL coach | $18,734 | 42% | 58% | 0% | 4-6 |
| 1735 | Greta Van Susteren FOX News anchor, attorney | $3,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1736 | Bradbury Anderson Best Buy ceo | $152,435 | 4% | 89% | 7% | 8-8 |
| 1737 | Frank Sinatra entertainer | $21,750 | 18% | 77% | 5% | 6-8 |
| 1738 | Jim Courier pro tennis player 1988-2000; sports commentator | $5,006 | 60% | 5% | 35% | 0-2 |
| 1739 | Dick DeVos former Alticor (Amway) ceo | $345,025 | 0% | 80% | 20% | 31-32 |
| 1740 | Rick Hilton Paris Hilton's dad; Hilton Hotel heir | $9,300 | 11% | 68% | 21% | 1-3 |
| 1741 | Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas 1996-2006 | $5,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1742 | Wendie Malick actress | $9,050 | 66% | 0% | 34% | 1-4 |
| 1743 | David Dorman AT&T - Chairman, CEO 2001-05 | $50,665 | 12% | 62% | 26% | 7-10 |
| 1744 | Maureen Mahoney attorney | $19,975 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5-6 |
| 1745 | Tony Randall actor | $7,250 | 52% | 28% | 20% | 2-6 |
| 1746 | John McCain US Senator | $15,078 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 1747 | Dustin Hoffman actor | $169,950 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 5-7 |
| 1748 | Moustapha Akkad producer, director | $17,600 | 57% | 36% | 7% | 11-12 |
| 1749 | Leonard Bernstein composer | $5,500 | 64% | 0% | 36% | 0-3 |
| 1750 | Richard Widmark actor | $3,250 | 69% | 0% | 31% | 0-3 |
| 1751 | Mike Binder actor, producer, writer | $7,700 | 35% | 32% | 33% | 2-4 |
| 1752 | Dennis Weaver actor | $5,075 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-4 |
| 1753 | George H W Bush 41st US President | $46,084 | 0% | 98% | 2% | 11-14 |
| 1754 | Spike Lee filmmaker | $20,500 | 51% | 0% | 49% | 2-4 |
| 1755 | Richard 'Bo' Dietl Beau Dietl & Assoc. chairman, ceo; author | $27,950 | 40% | 60% | 0% | 7-7 |
| 1756 | Kevin Spacey actor | $42,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1757 | Al Pacino actor | $4,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1758 | John Walton Wal-Mart billionaire | $469,635 | 15% | 74% | 11% | 22-24 |
| 1759 | Joel Surnow producer | $4,100 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1760 | Dennis Green NFL coach | $9,550 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 1-4 |
| 1761 | Hank Azaria actor | $41,800 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 1-4 |
| 1762 | Steve Fossett adventurer; financier | $30,250 | 19% | 15% | 66% | 4-6 |
| 1763 | Amber Tamblyn actress | $4,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1764 | Jeff Gordon race car driver | $4,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1765 | Jimmie Johnson NASCAR driver | $4,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1766 | Peter Yarrow musician, activist | $16,372 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 5-8 |
| 1767 | Viggo Mortensen actor | $9,050 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 1768 | Joe Paterno Penn State football coach | $7,550 | 17% | 70% | 13% | 2-4 |
| 1769 | Philip Johnson architect | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1770 | John Donahoe eBay - CEO | $50,100 | 46% | 23% | 31% | 4-6 |
| 1771 | Thomas Gibson actor | $6,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-5 |
| 1772 | Kathleen Turner actress | $35,500 | 32% | 0% | 68% | 5-9 |
| 1773 | Paul Azinger pro golfer | $4,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1774 | William F Buckley Jr journalist, National Review founder | $44,401 | 0% | 76% | 24% | 19-22 |
| 1775 | Mario Andretti race car driver | $47,115 | 2% | 98% | 0% | 6-10 |
| 1776 | Jack Lemmon actor | $6,250 | 84% | 0% | 16% | 2-5 |
| 1777 | Jean Smart actress | $3,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1778 | Bob Barr US Congressman 1993-2005 | $20,214 | 0% | 76% | 24% | 1-4 |
| 1779 | Noah Wyle actor | $42,000 | 10% | 0% | 90% | 0-2 |
| 1780 | Eddie Vedder rock star | $5,208 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-2 |
| 1781 | Kevin Costner actor | $24,000 | 88% | 13% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1782 | A J Foyt, Jr Hall of Fame race car driver | $6,000 | 17% | 58% | 25% | 1-4 |
| 1783 | Eddie Albert actor | $6,600 | 85% | 0% | 15% | 2-5 |
| 1784 | Chuck Norris actor, martial arts expert | $35,525 | 0% | 86% | 14% | 5-9 |
| 1785 | Fuzzy Zoeller pro golfer | $3,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1786 | Jeane Kirkpatrick US Ambassador to the UN 1981-85 | $16,000 | 0% | 88% | 12% | 0-4 |
| 1787 | Martin Sheen actor | $7,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 1788 | Malcolm Forbes Forbes Magazine publisher 1964-1990 | $23,950 | 4% | 96% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1789 | Woody Allen filmmaker, actor | $12,750 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 2-5 |
| 1790 | John Rich recording artist | $12,800 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 1791 | Steven Soderbergh director | $44,600 | 70% | 0% | 30% | 0-2 |
| 1792 | Joel Schumacher director | $7,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1793 | Mancow Muller radio personality | $6,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1794 | Jared Kushner New York Observer publisher | $117,700 | 78% | 1% | 21% | 9-10 |
| 1795 | David Brock author, media watchdog | $10,000 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 5-8 |
| 1796 | Tammy Bruce radio talk show host, pundit | $12,950 | 8% | 74% | 18% | 3-5 |
| 1797 | Jimmy Carter 39th US President 1977-81 | $17,650 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-6 |
| 1798 | Jack Abernethy FOX Television Stations ceo | $5,800 | 40% | 34% | 26% | 0-3 |
| 1799 | Porter Goss CIA Director 2004-06; Congressman 1989-2004 | $19,100 | 0% | 95% | 5% | 13-18 |
| 1800 | Peter Boyle actor | $5,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-5 |
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political donations of today's newsmakers
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| US WAR SHEET |
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Iraq |
Afghanistan |
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Days |
2,442 |
2,970 |
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GIs Killed in Action |
3,476 |
650 |
DoD |
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths |
891 |
192 |
DoD |
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GIs Severely Wounded |
13,883 |
2,678 |
DoD |
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Current Troop Deployment |
124,000 |
68,000 |
AP
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009) |
$711 Bln |
$219 Bln |
AP |
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Cost Per Day (Avg) |
$298 Mil |
$75.2 Mil |
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casualty status updated November 23, 2009
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