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Who raised the big bucks in the N.J. Assembly races
Outside money flowed into New Jersey Assembly races at a record rate leading up toTuesday’s election. Samantha Marcus, NJ.com Read more
General Majority, under the name Fund for Jobs Growth and Security, spent more than $8 million to help elect Democrats, according to ELEC.
Cory Booker in Ridgewood , by Boyd Loving
Cory Booker and big bucks: Perfect together
Sharpen your pencils, boys and girls. Here’s a little quiz:
Last spring the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission that removed the limit on total campaign contributions by an individual.
In response, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker issued a news release that included the following sentence:
“This ruling further concentrates power in the hands of the very wealthy and enhances their ability to dramatically influence elections.”
Here’s the question: Was Booker praising the court’s decision or panning it?
After last week, I’m not sure. On Thursday, the Democratic candidate for re-election released his financial statement for 2013. The report offers further proof that Booker has as much talent as anyone on the American political scene when it comes to taking money out of the hands of the very wealthy and depositing it in his own pockets.
We already knew that Booker was among the very best at getting campaign contributions. He ranks No. 2 on the Center for Responsive Politics “Who Raised the Most?” list for senators, with a staggering $16,171,449 raised in the current cycle. The top three types of contributors were big law firms, big investment firms and big real estate interests.
https://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/08/cory_booker_and_big_bucks_perfect_together_mulshine.html#incart_river#incart_hbx#incart_best-of
