◼ For three years, Wall Street’s been telling the world how much it can’t stand President Barack Obama. - Abby Philp/Politico
Now, thanks to campaign finance filings, it’s possible to put a price tag on just how much: Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it are outraising Obama among financial-sector donors $37.1 million to $4.8 million.
Near the front of the pack are 19 Obama donors from 2008 who are giving big to Romney.
None of them has given a penny to the president’s reelection campaign or the super PAC supporting it....
“It is critical that the next president appreciates that America’s prosperity is driven by the innovation and hard work of the American worker, whose valiant efforts have, in recent years, been undermined by the oppressive weight of government intervention,” (Ken Griffin, founder of the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, told POLITICO in a statement.... More at the link...
◼ Adelson Gives $10 Million to Pro-Romney Super PAC - Alicia Mundy and Sara Murray/Wall St. Journal
◼ AFL-CIO Cutting Their Obama Campaign Donations - Yid With Lid
