TARP, The Bailouts, and Campaign Contributions

[heliochrome85]

”Of the 69 House members who voted with Wall Street on both the bailout and financial reform, 60 are Republicans, while nine are Democrats. All 21 Senators who voted with Wall Street on both issues are Republicans, and Republicans raked in over 90 percent of the total campaign contributions.”

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-k ... trade.html

[stebo0728]

So? And just responding to the quoted part. What part of that is a surprise, Republicans have sided with Wall Street for decades.

[IBCoupe]

Also, some of it might not be as bald an association as is apparent - the second one was promoted by the Democrats. Now, while stebo's right and Republicans have long been associated with being friendly (well, slightly friendlier - I wouldn't say that the Democrats are particularly hostile) to Wall Street, they're also very unfriendly to Democrats, as of late.