Democrats are the Kings of Collections when it comes to campaign cash. Comments otherwise are nothing but pure nonsense.

We have preserved the hyperlinks in the US News & World Report. What is presented here is a small part of this articles content. It will take you hours to fully research what this World Report has to offer. Our point in this post is to help dispel the fantasy that Big Money is the GOP's strong suit. The fact of the matter is quite different. It is the Dems who are swimming in money, using much of it to buy elections ---- the very thing they charge the GOP of doing. Of the 50 categories named, the GOP out gains the Dems in only 8 of 50 . Understand that this list is not the full story, even as relates to the donor categories on this list. For example, the American Federation of County and State Workers has committed to 84 million dollars (to the Dems) in this midterm election cycle but is not reference at all. In spite of the fact that the donation totals may be "way off," the list has value in the comparisons it admits to --- jds

• Top 50
• Top Democratic Total
• Top Republican Total

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Rank	Industry	Total	Democrats	Republicans	Top Recipient
1	Lawyers & Law Firms	$50,646,019	81%	19%	Reid, Harry
2	Health Professionals	$30,439,743	58%	42%	Reid, Harry
3	Retired	$28,731,286	53%	47%	Brown, Scott
4	Securities & Investment	$26,443,222	65%	35%	Schumer, Chuck
5	Real Estate	$24,598,575	61%	38%	Schumer, Chuck
6	Insurance	$20,388,430	53%	46%	Schumer, Chuck
7	Leadership PACs	$17,375,880	62%	37%	Blunt, Roy
8	Lobbyists	$16,009,859	68%	31%	Reid, Harry
9	Pharmaceuticals & Health Products	$13,363,427	58%	41%	Burr, Richard
10	Democratic/Liberal	$12,478,821	100%	0%	Sestak, Joe
11	Electric Utilities	$12,180,012	60%	38%	Boucher, Rick
12	TV, Movies, & Music	$11,406,336	69%	31%	Schumer, Chuck
13	Public Sector Unions	$10,702,111	92%	8%	Connolly, Gerry
14	Building Trade Unions	$10,308,560	93%	7%	Sestak, Joe
15	Oil & Gas	$10,280,928	37%	60%	Lincoln, Blanche
16	Business Services	$9,914,494	70%	30%	Schumer, Chuck
17	Commercial Banks	$9,209,888	48%	52%	Gillibrand, Kirsten
18	Hospitals & Nursing Homes	$9,122,735	69%	30%	Schumer, Chuck
19	Transport Unions	$9,045,697	87%	13%	Oberstar, James
20	Misc. Manufacturing/Distributing	$8,443,014	54%	46%	Schumer, Chuck
21	Crop Production	$8,279,655	60%	40%	Lincoln, Blanche
22	Computers & Internet	$8,227,078	66%	34%	Schumer, Chuck
23	Pro-Israel	$7,558,050	67%	32%	Kirk, Mark
24	Air Transport	$7,527,794	54%	45%	Mica, John
25	Industrial Unions	$7,375,628	98%	2%	Critz, Mark
26	General Contractors	$7,033,198	46%	54%	Blunt, Roy
27	Accountants	$6,789,759	51%	49%	Schumer, Chuck
28	Defense Aerospace	$6,649,744	58%	41%	McKeon, Howard "Buck"
29	Retail Sales	$6,428,410	52%	47%	Lincoln, Blanche
30	Beer, Wine, & Liquor	$6,287,782	59%	41%	Thompson, Mike
31	Education	$6,200,871	82%	18%	Foster, Bill
32	Candidate Committees	$6,200,589	81%	19%	Murphy, Scott
33	Construction Svcs	$5,964,882	63%	36%	Boxer, Barbara
34	Health Services	$5,940,688	65%	35%	Schumer, Chuck
35	Telephone Utilities	$5,332,106	53%	46%	Boucher, Rick
36	Republican/Conservative	$5,136,314	0%	100%	Brown, Scott
37	Railroads	$5,042,448	59%	41%	Brown, Corrine
38	Agricultural Services	$5,003,086	54%	45%	Lincoln, Blanche
39	Food & Beverage	$4,774,290	47%	51%	Blunt, Roy
40	Automotive	$4,662,724	43%	56%	Blunt, Roy
41	Misc. Unions	$4,487,670	99%	1%	Critz, Mark
42	Defense Electronics	$4,468,395	59%	40%	Skelton, Ike
43	Finance & Credit	$3,967,033	53%	46%	Shelby, Richard
44	Food Processing & Sales	$3,727,601	48%	52%	Lincoln, Blanche
45	Casinos & Gambling	$3,719,565	74%	26%	Reid, Harry
46	Misc. Defense	$3,608,904	56%	42%	Skelton, Ike
47	Chemicals	$3,422,710	49%	50%	Camp, Dave
48	Telecom Services & Equipment	$3,055,512	66%	34%	Reid, Harry
49	Publishing	$2,988,697	71%	29%	Gillibrand, Kirsten
50	Building Materials	$2,965,211	40%	60%	Schock, Aaron