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Originally Posted by theking
They will get the money from the people...when the people choose to exercise their power...much the same as the majority of President Obama's money came from the people during his first run as a candidate. The reason that there are two dominate parties is because the people have allowed it/preferred it and continue to do so.
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The people..
Barack Obama (D)
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University of California $1,591,395
Goldman Sachs $994,795
Harvard University $854,747
Microsoft Corp $833,617
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Citigroup Inc $701,290
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $590,084
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557
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