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 |
| 901 | Ric Flair pro wrestler | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 902 | Sam Brownback US Senator 1996-present | $3,965 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 903 | Jane Smiley author | $13,725 | 81% | 0% | 19% | 4-5 |
| 904 | Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2004-08 | $6,050 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-2 |
| 905 | Edward Zander Motorola chairman, ceo | $48,300 | 5% | 13% | 82% | 3-1 |
| 906 | Rodney Peete pro football player 1989-2004; commentator | $36,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 907 | Fred F Fielding White House Counsel 1981-86, 2007; 9/11 Commissioner | $27,500 | 5% | 86% | 9% | 12-12 |
| 908 | Farid Suleman Citadel Broadcasting Corp chariman, ceo | $26,800 | 16% | 47% | 37% | 3-2 |
| 909 | Kathy Najimy actress | $16,650 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 3-3 |
| 910 | Isaac Mizrahi fashion designer | $18,765 | 44% | 0% | 56% | 1-3 |
| 911 | Matthew Broderick actor | $18,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-5 |
| 912 | Jonathan Franzen author | $9,100 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 2-1 |
| 913 | Byron Nelson pro golfer 1935-46 | $7,851 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5-1 |
| 914 | Davis Love III pro golfer | $4,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 915 | Alan Cumming actor | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 916 | Larry Gatlin country music star | $15,490 | 10% | 87% | 3% | 4-3 |
| 917 | Blair Brown actress | $12,500 | 72% | 0% | 28% | 4-5 |
| 918 | Pamela Reed actress | $4,725 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-2 |
| 919 | Sharon Lawrence actress | $18,658 | 85% | 0% | 15% | 6-5 |
| 920 | Alston Correll Georgia-Pacific chairman, ceo | $24,308 | 0% | 26% | 74% | 2-1 |
| 921 | Fran Drescher actress | $7,050 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 2-1 |
| 922 | Michael Chabon author | $13,705 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 3-3 |
| 923 | Tim Robbins actor | $38,210 | 62% | 13% | 25% | 16-20 |
| 924 | Justine Bateman actress | $1,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 924 | Francine Pascal author | $3,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-2 |
| 925 | Mark Green Air America president; politician | $5,910 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 7-5 |
| 926 | Michael E Toner Federal Election Commission chairman 2002-06 | $9,478 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 4-3 |
| 927 | Scott Bakula actor | $3,550 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 928 | Ed Harris actor | $17,350 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 3-2 |
| 929 | Judith Regan book publisher, FOX News personality | $14,500 | 24% | 41% | 35% | 3-2 |
| 930 | Helen Reddy recording artist; hypnotherapist | $10,000 | 85% | 0% | 15% | 4-5 |
| 931 | Dale Jarrett race car driver | $6,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-2 |
| 932 | Dino De Laurentiis movie producer | $5,500 | 45% | 55% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 933 | Phyllis Diller actress, comic | $4,500 | 44% | 44% | 12% | 2-1 |
| 934 | James Brolin actor | $3,737 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 935 | Michelle Pfeiffer actress | $3,500 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 1-1 |
| 936 | Brock Peters actor | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 937 | Jim Cramer business journalist; former hedge fund manager | $261,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 7-4 |
| 937 | Melissa Fitzgerald actress | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 938 | Phylicia Rashad actress | $1,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 939 | Rich Eisen sportscaster | $1,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 940 | Amy Heckerling filmmaker | $750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 941 | Paula Poundstone comedian | $7,500 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 4-4 |
| 942 | Sam Raimi director | $5,950 | 17% | 23% | 60% | 2-1 |
| 943 | Rue McClanahan actress | $8,975 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 5-2 |
| 944 | James Owens Caterpillar chairman, ceo | $22,300 | 0% | 65% | 35% | 11-7 |
| 945 | Roger Goodell NFL Commissioner 2006-present | $18,300 | 22% | 51% | 27% | 5-3 |
| 946 | John Ratzenberger actor | $9,525 | 49% | 47% | 4% | 3-2 |
| 947 | Wesley Clark NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1997-2000 | $9,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-2 |
| 948 | Jimmy Stewart actor | $55,747 | 2% | 93% | 5% | 5-6 |
| 949 | Alonzo Mourning NBA star | $63,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 950 | Sheryl Crow rock star | $16,550 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-3 |
| 951 | Deepak Chopra self-help guru | $14,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 951 | John R Hall dentist | $750 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 952 | Betty Thomas director, actress | $13,700 | 39% | 0% | 61% | 1-1 |
| 953 | George W Bush 43rd US President | $13,450 | 0% | 89% | 11% | 7-7 |
| 954 | Paula White megachurch preacher, "life coach" | $7,300 | 32% | 68% | 0% | 2-2 |
| 955 | Cindy Crawford model | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 956 | Zach Braff actor | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 957 | Adam Yauch recording artist | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 958 | Salma Hayek actress | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 959 | John C Reilly actor | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 960 | Big Kenny Alphin recording artist | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 961 | Halle Berry actress | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 962 | Norman Mailer author | $1,530 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 3-1 |
| 963 | Margot Kidder actress | $7,250 | 66% | 0% | 34% | 3-3 |
| 964 | Jim Gaffigan comedian, actor | $1,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 965 | Bob Weir recording artist; Grateful Dead founding member | $9,092 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 2-4 |
| 966 | Ken Burns filmmaker | $41,050 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5-8 |
| 967 | John McEnroe tennis champion; sports commentator | $11,600 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 1-3 |
| 968 | Jennifer Granholm Governor of Michigan | $4,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5-4 |
| 969 | Tom Berenger actor | $3,400 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 970 | Kal Penn actor | $4,155 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 971 | Davis Guggenheim filmmaker | $7,550 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-4 |
| 972 | Jack Buck sportscaster | $1,350 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 973 | Egil 'Bud' Krogh Nixon operative, convicted in Watergate scandal; attorney | $7,950 | 44% | 56% | 0% | 6-5 |
| 974 | Michael Bidwell Arizona Cardinals - president | $19,875 | 26% | 74% | 0% | 6-6 |
| 975 | Phil Jackson NBA coach, player | $7,755 | 65% | 0% | 35% | 3-2 |
| 976 | Myron Ullman, III JC Penny chairman, ceo | $55,600 | 0% | 10% | 90% | 2-1 |
| 977 | Malcolm Glazer Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner; Manchester United owner | $26,000 | 96% | 4% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 978 | Fritz Henderson General Motors - interim CEO | $23,042 | 13% | 13% | 74% | 3-2 |
| 979 | Torie Clarke public relations consultant, pundit | $20,250 | 5% | 84% | 11% | 6-7 |
| 980 | Norman Jewison director | $16,550 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 6-8 |
| 981 | Linda Ronstadt singer | $14,000 | 57% | 0% | 43% | 5-4 |
| 982 | Mark Ruffalo actor | $13,650 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 3-4 |
| 983 | Itzhak Perlman concert violinist | $11,000 | 9% | 0% | 91% | 1-0 |
| 984 | Stevie Nicks rock star | $8,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-3 |
| 985 | Christopher Reeve actor, activist | $7,750 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 2-1 |
| 986 | James Cagney actor | $7,750 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 987 | Michael Keaton actor | $7,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 988 | Evander Holyfield champion boxer | $6,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 989 | Ally Sheedy actress | $5,100 | 20% | 0% | 80% | 1-0 |
| 990 | G Gordon Liddy radio talk show host; Watergate convict | $5,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-3 |
| 991 | Dixie Carter actress | $4,000 | 25% | 69% | 6% | 1-0 |
| 992 | John Ritter actor | $4,000 | 88% | 13% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 993 | Frank McCourt author | $4,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 994 | Jeff Foxworthy comedian | $4,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 995 | Lisa Loeb singer/songwriter | $3,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 996 | Ellen DeGeneres comedian, actress | $3,000 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 1-0 |
| 997 | Debra Winger actress | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 998 | John MacLeod basketbal coach | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 999 | Candace Bushnell author | $3,000 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 1000 | Priscilla Owen Texas Supreme Court Justice | $2,075 | 0% | 48% | 52% | 1-0 |
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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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