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 |
| 1801 | Bay Buchanan pundit | $3,500 | 0% | 57% | 43% | 0-4 |
| 1802 | Tom Vilsack Governor of Iowa 1999-2006 | $28,619 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 8-8 |
| 1803 | Glenn Frey recording artist | $75,098 | 56% | 0% | 44% | 5-8 |
| 1804 | Lawrence Kudlow TV host; columnist; economist | $42,077 | 1% | 76% | 23% | 14-17 |
| 1805 | Jimmy Buffett musician | $37,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-6 |
| 1806 | Val Kilmer actor | $6,900 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0-2 |
| 1807 | Andy Williams entertainer | $52,350 | 2% | 98% | 0% | 4-4 |
| 1808 | John Denver singer/songwriter, actor | $8,797 | 45% | 6% | 49% | 1-5 |
| 1809 | Joan Rivers comedian | $6,750 | 7% | 44% | 49% | 0-4 |
| 1810 | Burgess Meredith actor | $3,900 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 0-4 |
| 1811 | Christopher Lloyd actor | $5,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-3 |
| 1812 | Paul Wolfowitz Deputy Secretary of Defense 2001-05; World Bank president 2005-07 | $10,937 | 0% | 95% | 5% | 3-5 |
| 1813 | Jerry Seinfeld comedian, actor | $12,000 | 50% | 8% | 42% | 1-4 |
| 1814 | Charlotte Rae actress | $7,850 | 38% | 0% | 62% | 0-5 |
| 1815 | Ron Kuby attorney, pundit, radio host | $7,250 | 72% | 0% | 28% | 0-3 |
| 1816 | Jack Taylor Enterprise Rent-A-Car founder | $850,250 | 1% | 86% | 13% | 43-37 |
| 1817 | Bonnie McElveen-Hunter American Red Cross chairman 2004-present; businesswoman | $168,647 | 0% | 97% | 3% | 2-5 |
| 1818 | Jack Klugman actor | $7,866 | 85% | 5% | 10% | 1-6 |
| 1819 | Melissa Gilbert actress | $9,800 | 66% | 34% | 0% | 1-4 |
| 1820 | Danny Meyer restauranteur | $220,600 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 21-26 |
| 1821 | Phil Gramm US Senator (R-TX) 1985-2002; economist | $195,894 | 1% | 81% | 18% | 20-20 |
| 1822 | Marvin Hamlisch songwriter/entertainer | $7,250 | 59% | 14% | 27% | 1-6 |
| 1823 | Jeanie Buss LA Lakers executive | $5,500 | 5% | 95% | 0% | 1-6 |
| 1824 | David Ogden Stiers actor, conductor | $10,650 | 66% | 0% | 34% | 3-7 |
| 1825 | Patti Smith singer, songwriter | $9,979 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-3 |
| 1826 | Paul Weyrich Heritage Foundation co-founder | $9,600 | 0% | 66% | 34% | 5-15 |
| 1827 | John Antioco Blockbuster Inc chairman, ceo | $42,052 | 29% | 26% | 45% | 3-6 |
| 1828 | Paul Haggis screenwriter, producer | $17,050 | 68% | 3% | 29% | 4-8 |
| 1829 | Tom Osborne congressman, college football coach | $17,950 | 6% | 94% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1830 | Andrew Napolitano TV legal analyst; former NJ Superior Court judge | $12,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-8 |
| 1831 | Lili Zanuck director, producer | $16,700 | 6% | 33% | 61% | 0-3 |
| 1832 | Lee Iacocca Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation | $16,000 | 25% | 63% | 12% | 4-7 |
| 1833 | Mike McCaskey Chicago Bears chairman | $10,500 | 43% | 10% | 47% | 0-4 |
| 1834 | Allan B Hubbard Bush economic advisor; E&A Industries president | $184,201 | 0% | 94% | 6% | 24-22 |
| 1835 | Dean Koontz author | $74,675 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5-6 |
| 1836 | Michael Jackson AutoNation chairman, ceo | $39,750 | 0% | 73% | 27% | 3-2 |
| 1837 | John C Hagee megachurch pastor | $8,550 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1838 | Kris Kristofferson songwriter, musician, actor | $17,000 | 29% | 0% | 71% | 0-4 |
| 1839 | Al Leiter pro baseball pitcher | $10,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-5 |
| 1840 | James L Dolan owner: NY Knicks, NY Rangers, NY Liberty; Cablevision CEO | $467,700 | 74% | 2% | 24% | 15-13 |
| 1841 | Pat Bowlen Denver Broncos owner | $38,250 | 22% | 63% | 15% | 7-11 |
| 1842 | Meg Whitman eBay - CEO 1998-2008 | $297,901 | 3% | 71% | 26% | 22-7 |
| 1843 | Tom Selleck actor | $10,500 | 29% | 52% | 19% | 2-7 |
| 1844 | Keith Hernandez pro baseball player 1974-90; sportscaster | $7,750 | 6% | 94% | 0% | 0-5 |
| 1845 | John Faraci International Paper chairman, ceo | $63,656 | 4% | 29% | 67% | 2-6 |
| 1846 | Ron Insana TV business analyst | $33,200 | 57% | 43% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1847 | Mike Ditka football coach/player | $22,588 | 0% | 98% | 2% | 2-7 |
| 1848 | Mary Matalin political strategist | $23,125 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 9-13 |
| 1849 | Tommy Lee Jones actor | $12,300 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1850 | Sheila Bair FDIC - Chairman 2006-present | $33,700 | 3% | 58% | 39% | 8-12 |
| 1851 | Philip Purcell Morgan Stanley chairman, CEO 1997-2005 | $210,700 | 12% | 77% | 11% | 33-36 |
| 1852 | Susan Sarandon actress | $68,694 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 18-30 |
| 1853 | Barack Obama 44th US President | $7,656 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-5 |
| 1854 | Mark Penn pollster, political strategist | $15,850 | 68% | 0% | 32% | 1-5 |
| 1855 | Lady Bird Johnson First Lady 1963-68 | $88,850 | 95% | 1% | 4% | 12-18 |
| 1856 | Fred Thompson US Senator 1994-2003; actor; attorney | $44,155 | 1% | 87% | 12% | 7-13 |
| 1857 | Rudy Giuliani Mayor of New York (1994-2001) | $709,150 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-6 |
| 1858 | Casey Kasem radio host | $77,702 | 66% | 16% | 18% | 46-49 |
| 1859 | Steve Wozniak personal computing pioneer | $30,780 | 90% | 8% | 2% | 5-10 |
| 1860 | Tim Kaine DNC Chairman; Virginia Governor 2006-present | $22,035 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-11 |
| 1861 | David Cross comedian, actor | $11,600 | 63% | 0% | 37% | 0-4 |
| 1862 | Sam Zell Tribune Co. chairman, CEO; real estate magnate | $380,400 | 21% | 52% | 27% | 73-71 |
| 1863 | David O'Reilly Chairman, CEO ChevronTexaco | $230,030 | 1% | 77% | 22% | 4-7 |
| 1864 | Woody Harrelson actor | $7,800 | 81% | 0% | 19% | 0-7 |
| 1865 | Chevy Chase actor, comedian | $226,375 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 23-16 |
| 1866 | Jerry Bruckheimer producer | $68,850 | 23% | 77% | 0% | 9-8 |
| 1867 | Tom Clancy author | $237,050 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4-9 |
| 1868 | Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security 2005-09 | $8,750 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-8 |
| 1869 | Joan Kroc philanthropist | $53,625 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 7-13 |
| 1870 | Kirk Kerkorian casino mogul | $284,800 | 39% | 48% | 13% | 9-13 |
| 1871 | Ben Cohen Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream co-founder | $136,473 | 65% | 1% | 34% | 17-31 |
| 1872 | Kirsten Gillibrand Member of Congress 2007-present | $47,575 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 13-16 |
| 1873 | Don Sherwood US Congressman 1999-2007 | $44,750 | 2% | 93% | 5% | 4-9 |
| 1874 | Oliver North former military operative; radio talk-show host | $5,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-8 |
| 1875 | Charles Kushner real estate developer; Dem fundraiser; felon | $1,445,700 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 20-27 |
| 1876 | George Karl NBA coach | $9,900 | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0-5 |
| 1877 | Tim LaHaye author, minister | $10,300 | 0% | 66% | 34% | 1-7 |
| 1878 | Edward Liddy AIG - CEO | $24,350 | 1% | 58% | 41% | 1-6 |
| 1879 | Sanjay Gupta CNN, medical doctor | $8,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-5 |
| 1880 | Peter Buck musician, REM | $12,092 | 65% | 0% | 35% | 1-7 |
| 1881 | Pat Robertson televangelist | $13,800 | 0% | 93% | 7% | 1-6 |
| 1882 | Robert Wayman HP interim ceo | $93,100 | 1% | 59% | 40% | 6-6 |
| 1883 | Garry Trudeau cartoonist | $119,100 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 2-7 |
| 1884 | Markos Moulitsas political blogger, pundit | $37,050 | 47% | 0% | 53% | 7-15 |
| 1885 | Ron Popeil inventor, salesman, Ronco founder | $30,900 | 8% | 22% | 70% | 1-7 |
| 1886 | Christine Todd Whitman NJ Gov 1994-2001; EPA chief 2001-03 | $140,630 | 1% | 71% | 28% | 28-24 |
| 1887 | Colin Powell Secretary of State 2001-05 | $42,045 | 1% | 87% | 12% | 12-20 |
| 1888 | Harry Sloan MGM chairman, CEO | $236,300 | 9% | 77% | 14% | 15-14 |
| 1889 | Art Modell Baltimore Ravens owner 1996-2005; Cleveland Browns owner 1961-95 | $251,750 | 20% | 76% | 4% | 36-34 |
| 1890 | Lawrence Bender producer; political activist | $61,550 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 8-10 |
| 1891 | Virginia Halas McCaskey Chicago Bears owner | $22,200 | 0% | 68% | 32% | 2-7 |
| 1892 | Dean Smith college basketball coach | $26,558 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 5-11 |
| 1893 | Wellington Mara NY Giants owner 1966-2005 | $26,000 | 10% | 43% | 47% | 3-10 |
| 1894 | Paul Begala political consultant, commentator | $32,210 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5-11 |
| 1895 | Larry Flynt Hustler publisher | $49,074 | 89% | 6% | 5% | 3-7 |
| 1896 | Randall Tobias Director of Foreign Assistance & USAID Director 2006-07 | $207,900 | 1% | 85% | 14% | 17-10 |
| 1897 | Riley Bechtel Bechtel Group chairman, ceo | $86,785 | 1% | 49% | 50% | 5-12 |
| 1898 | Jerry Buss LA Lakers owner | $52,550 | 6% | 85% | 9% | 4-13 |
| 1899 | Warren Beatty actor, director | $37,393 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 6-14 |
| 1900 | Robert Redford actor, filmmaker | $47,500 | 58% | 4% | 38% | 11-21 |
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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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