NEWSMEAT Power Rankings
Among the most famous and powerful Americans, whose campaign contributions result most often in victory?
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Donor |
Total |
Dem |
GOP |
Spec Int |
Election
Win/Loss |
| 1901 | Eddie Long megachurch preacher | $11,100 | 77% | 14% | 9% | 1-9 |
| 1902 | Dave Checketts St Louis Blues - Chairman | $86,900 | 32% | 68% | 0% | 4-7 |
| 1903 | Beverly LaHaye conservative Christian activist, author | $20,011 | 0% | 66% | 34% | 3-15 |
| 1904 | Ethan Hawke actor | $25,000 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 0-4 |
| 1905 | Dan Quayle Vice President 1989-1993 | $54,335 | 0% | 92% | 8% | 7-11 |
| 1906 | Lawrence Johnston Albertson's chairman, ceo | $103,450 | 0% | 56% | 44% | 3-5 |
| 1907 | Diane von Furstenberg fashion designer | $188,000 | 84% | 1% | 15% | 4-10 |
| 1908 | Ross Bleckner artist | $54,770 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 3-11 |
| 1909 | John Thain Merrill Lynch - Chairman, CEO 2007-08 | $361,550 | 6% | 64% | 30% | 27-16 |
| 1910 | William Harrison JP Morgan Chase chairman, ceo | $189,846 | 31% | 36% | 33% | 21-18 |
| 1911 | Lloyd Blankfein Goldman Sachs Chairman, CEO 2006-present | $198,690 | 68% | 2% | 30% | 9-14 |
| 1912 | Tom Monaghan Domino's Pizza founder; Catholic activist, philanthropist | $256,331 | 2% | 69% | 29% | 33-46 |
| 1913 | Ed Asner actor | $33,575 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 18-32 |
| 1914 | Gloria Steinem journalist, activist | $55,515 | 67% | 2% | 31% | 21-32 |
| 1915 | Al Sharpton minister; political activist | $94,470 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| 1916 | Boyd Tinsley musician | $84,650 | 92% | 1% | 7% | 5-16 |
| 1917 | Ken Mehlman RNC chairman 2005-06 | $123,000 | 0% | 88% | 12% | 16-10 |
| 1918 | Tommy Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services 2001-05; Governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001 | $51,567 | 0% | 96% | 4% | 5-8 |
| 1919 | Donald Bren land developer | $517,000 | 1% | 81% | 18% | 34-38 |
| 1920 | Mike Mills musician | $54,141 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 6-18 |
| 1921 | Joe Trippi Democratic political consultant | $26,177 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 2-12 |
| 1922 | Roger Staubach NFL hall-of-fame quarterback | $161,712 | 1% | 91% | 8% | 27-20 |
| 1923 | William Barron Hilton Hilton Hotels - co-chairman | $372,775 | 28% | 52% | 20% | 44-50 |
| 1924 | Pat Sajak game show host | $23,000 | 0% | 96% | 4% | 0-10 |
| 1925 | Peter Magowan San Francisco Giants owner 1993-present | $84,650 | 15% | 59% | 26% | 13-8 |
| 1926 | Tom Kean Governor of NJ 1982-90; 9/11 Commission chair | $140,454 | 2% | 92% | 6% | 11-22 |
| 1927 | Kevin Rollins Dell CEO 2004-07 | $209,200 | 4% | 78% | 18% | 18-9 |
| 1928 | Jerry Springer talk show host | $201,340 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 11-25 |
| 1929 | Daniel Snyder Washington Redskins - owner; businessman | $200,500 | 1% | 99% | 0% | 2-5 |
| 1930 | Jeffrey Brotman Costco chairman | $153,625 | 79% | 15% | 6% | 31-18 |
| 1931 | Pat Boone singer, producer | $43,085 | 0% | 79% | 21% | 8-27 |
| 1932 | Tom Ricketts Chicago Cubs owner | $77,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-6 |
| 1933 | Phil Knight Nike founder | $250,500 | 25% | 39% | 36% | 23-29 |
| 1934 | Ted Forstmann financier | $1,115,757 | 1% | 95% | 4% | 10-17 |
| 1935 | Katrina vanden Heuvel The Nation editor and publisher | $196,500 | 52% | 0% | 48% | 44-62 |
| 1936 | David Brandon Domino's Pizza ceo | $238,180 | 0% | 91% | 9% | 21-30 |
| 1937 | John Elway NFL quarterback (retired) | $46,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-10 |
| 1938 | John O'Neill Swift Vets and POWs for Truth co-founder; attorney | $70,960 | 0% | 43% | 57% | 0-14 |
| 1939 | William Weld Governor of Massachusetts 1991-97 | $200,300 | 6% | 81% | 13% | 35-49 |
| 1940 | Kenneth H Dalhberg C.R.E.E.P. midwest finance chairman | $122,953 | 0% | 99% | 1% | 25-34 |
| 1941 | Paul Newman actor, philanthropist | $286,000 | 81% | 1% | 18% | 23-44 |
| 1942 | Pat Buchanan columnist, presidential candidate | $68,750 | 0% | 23% | 77% | 2-12 |
| 1943 | Ralph Nader consumer advocate | $130,005 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-5 |
| 1944 | Hillary Clinton Secretary of State | $1,321,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 1945 | Richard DeVos Amway co-founder; Orlando Magic owner | $4,082,176 | 0% | 46% | 54% | 104-135 |
| 1946 | Richard Mellon Scaife Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher | $849,454 | 1% | 59% | 40% | 81-119 |
| 1947 | John Kerry Senator, 2004 presidential candidate | $6,448,965 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-6 |
| 1948 | Steve Forbes publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000 | $7,177,893 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 44-37 |
| 1949 | Mitt Romney Governor of Massachussetts 2003-06; Bain Capital founder | $4,715,790 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 9-22 |
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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 |
2,441 |
2,969 |
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GIs Killed in Action |
3,476 |
649 |
DoD |
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths |
889 |
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 17, 2009
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