General Discussion

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:47 PM Jul 2012

Obama Has Sold Out

Wall Street thought they could buy Obama, he proved them wrong. Now they are taking their money to a candidate who has proven time and time again he will do anything for the almighty dollar.

Indeed

"Obama was the Main Street candidate in 2008, and he's the Main Street candidate today"

Let me repeat again...

If you add up the Wall Street contributions to the Obama campaign in 2008...it totals 3.6 million dollars. But ordinary people donated a total of 656.3 million dollars to the Obama campaign in 2008. So Obama got 182 times as much support from Main Street, as he did from Wall Street.

Obama has sold out alright, but he sold out to Main Street NOT Wallstreet.

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Obama Has Sold Out (Original Post) SunsetDreams Jul 2012 OP

thanks for the information part man all 86 Jul 2012 #1

Great info. Thanks! n/t Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #2

It's called the Novelity effect. Wellstone ruled Jul 2012 #3

You mean Novelty Effect? SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #6

Bain and Co. donated to Obama? kentuck Jul 2012 #4

the colors are reversed SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #8

Kentuck, I think the one on the right/blue is Romney nc4bo Jul 2012 #10

that's way too many numbers and pictures for the tea challenged minds to take in spanone Jul 2012 #5

Yikes. That's a complicated story, which seems to amount to "No--Obama USED to get more from the Romulox Jul 2012 #7

Actually it is a powerful frame SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #9

part man all 86

(367 posts)

1. thanks for the information

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:16 PM

Jul 2012

Greybnk48

(10,168 posts)

2. Great info. Thanks! n/t

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jul 2012

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. It's called the Novelity effect.

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:33 PM

Jul 2012

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)

6. You mean Novelty Effect?

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:39 PM

Jul 2012

and no, that's not what happens with Wall Street.

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

4. Bain and Co. donated to Obama?

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:37 PM

Jul 2012

the last name on the list?

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)

8. the colors are reversed

Reply to kentuck (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:43 PM

Jul 2012

read the text outside the graph.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

10. Kentuck, I think the one on the right/blue is Romney

Reply to kentuck (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:48 PM

Jul 2012

and the red/left/Obama.

Bain contributes to Bain is the last donation listed.

Still, the amounts of money spent on campaigns is absolutely obscene I don't care who has what from where.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

5. that's way too many numbers and pictures for the tea challenged minds to take in

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:39 PM

Jul 2012

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

7. Yikes. That's a complicated story, which seems to amount to "No--Obama USED to get more from the

Reply to SunsetDreams (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:42 PM

Jul 2012

banks..."

Not a powerful frame, imo.

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)

9. Actually it is a powerful frame

Reply to Romulox (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 01:45 PM

Jul 2012

Meaning...they thought he was their guy, but he proved them wrong.

If they thought he was their guy still, they wouldn't be taking their money to Romney.

Reply to this discussion