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Of faculty members who donate to presidential campaigns most of their dollars go to Democrats following the national trend
By Melissa Daniels
Posted: 4/10/08, 11:36 PM EST Section: News
The faculty of Syracuse University is making its contribution to democracy this election cycle - a sum of at least $28,000.
And 39 of the 45 contributions made by employees of Syracuse since Jan. 2007 have gone toward Democratic candidates, according to the U.S. Federal Election Commission records.
David Murray, an assistant dean of advancement at SU, became a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Jan. 3 after the Iowa caucus, causing him to donate $500 to Obama's campaign the next day. He continues to support Obama, remaining particularly impressed after listening to a speech the candidate gave about race.
"His speech on race was the first in my lifetime that anyone had talked about race to the American public as if we were adults," Murray said.
Going by the numbers, it's the education industry - not just SU - that leans left.
Massie Ritsch, communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics, said donations from the educators are usually largely Democratic.
"The education industry is as Democratic as the oil industry is Republican," Ritsch said.
The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks political donations and analyzes its effects on elections and public policy, according to its Web site.
So far in the 2008 presidential campaign, 75 percent of donations from educators have gone to Democratic candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics Web site. The field is ranked 10th out of 80 tracked industries, contributing almost $18 million so far.
"Democrats can count on money from college professors and other educators," Ritsch said.
Here's the breakdown of contributions since Jan. 2007 from Syracuse University employees to the 2008 presidential candidates:
*$8,850 went to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) from 17 individual donations
*$7,500 went to Obama from 13 individual donations
*$500 went to Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) from two individual donations
And 39 of the 45 contributions made by employees of Syracuse since Jan. 2007 have gone toward Democratic candidates, according to the U.S. Federal Election Commission records.
David Murray, an assistant dean of advancement at SU, became a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Jan. 3 after the Iowa caucus, causing him to donate $500 to Obama's campaign the next day. He continues to support Obama, remaining particularly impressed after listening to a speech the candidate gave about race.
"His speech on race was the first in my lifetime that anyone had talked about race to the American public as if we were adults," Murray said.
Going by the numbers, it's the education industry - not just SU - that leans left.
Massie Ritsch, communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics, said donations from the educators are usually largely Democratic.
"The education industry is as Democratic as the oil industry is Republican," Ritsch said.
The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks political donations and analyzes its effects on elections and public policy, according to its Web site.
So far in the 2008 presidential campaign, 75 percent of donations from educators have gone to Democratic candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics Web site. The field is ranked 10th out of 80 tracked industries, contributing almost $18 million so far.
"Democrats can count on money from college professors and other educators," Ritsch said.
Here's the breakdown of contributions since Jan. 2007 from Syracuse University employees to the 2008 presidential candidates:
*$8,850 went to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) from 17 individual donations
*$7,500 went to Obama from 13 individual donations
*$500 went to Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) from two individual donations
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Mike
posted 4/11/08 @ 4:35 AM EST
"David Murray, an associate dean of advancement at SU, gave $500 to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in January. He was convinced Obama was the candidate to back after listening to a speech the candidate gave about race. (Continued…)
California Cuse
posted 4/11/08 @ 3:15 PM EST
Typical liberal college pattern, especially private Eastern colleges: 86.6% donate to Democrats. I guess they think more government is good! More spending, more taxes, more control, more regulation, more nanny-state rules, more Big Brother! God forbid that people should be allowed to keep more of what they earn!
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