Democrats got over $1 million from Bain

[Proud Public Servant]

Damn. That complicates a mighty good narrative:

The record of Bain Capital is already a primary line of attack against Mitt Romney by Democrats, especially because of Romney’s claim that he created 100,000 jobs during his tenure at the firm.

Democrats have released ads on Bain and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said this month of Romney, “He was a corporate-buyout specialist at Bain Capital. He dismantled companies. He cut jobs. He forced companies into bankruptcy and he outsourced jobs and sent jobs overseas.”

Obama campaign strategists are also promising that the current flareup over Bain is just a taste of what’s to come in the general election, if Romney is the nominee.

As an investigation by the Hill found, though, Democratic campaigns have actually received more money from Bain executives than Republicans in recent years.

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/19/democrats_got_over_1_million_from_bain/

[MinervaX]

1. Just shows how both sides of the coin are corrupt.

[xchrom]

2. our corporate masters fund both sides. nt

[Enrique]

3. no, the narrative is intact

[limpyhobbler]

4. a picture speaks a thousand words...

in this case it's the backup singers with the cash bills in their teeth that really cements the image

[OKNancy]

5. the employees and executives can give to anyone they want

I had a small business. I had 6 employees. I know for sure that only me and one other person from my business did any kind of political donation. She was a Republican. If someone had looked up my business it would have shown it was 50/50 split for Dems and Republicans. I would sure hope I wasn't labeled as anything but the bluest of blue businesses.

My point is, just because employees from Bain gave to Dems... it just doesn't mean that much

[LiberalFighter]

9. You are right.

The principals of the business should be the focus as well as any PACs they might have.

Another factor that should be considered if available is their voting history.

[trumad]

6. Nice try

[arcane1]

7. What's the narrative?

[Proud Public Servant]

20. That Bain is a symbol

of everything that's wrong with our economy and our society -- and that it's wholly identified with Romney.

I love this narrative. Hell, I love the fact that Bain is a homonym for the villian in this summers big Batman film. I think teh demonization of Bain and, by extension, Romney, could be a winning tactic in the fall. But if the Dems have also been cheerful Bain patrons, for whatever reason, it makes that story a little harder to sell.

[Cerridwen]

8. A very dishonest article.

It looks at a very short and selective period in time during which the Democrats have been in power.

Anyone who's been around politics at all knows that the elected officials in power will draw more donations than those not in power. "It's just business, nothing personal" but it is political.

I see no attempt by the author of this article to look at the donations during, for example, bush's years in office. The article begins during the intermission after having missed the entire first 3 acts.

It is dishonest.

[pinboy3niner]

12. And when you count the Super PACs, Republicans got more $ from Bain:

From the OP link:

This is an important point, but it’s not the whole story. If one adds super PACs into the equation, the GOP takes the advantage in Bain contributions. That’s because three people employed by Bain have given $1.25 million to the pro-Romney group Restore our Future this cycle.

[Cerridwen]

13. Thanks, pinboy. Good additional information

about a poorly written article.

Good to see you.

[pinboy3niner]

18. It must be a freak coincidence that all the big bucks went to Romney's Super PAC :)

Good to see you, Cerridwen. Happy New Year!

[bigtree]

10. pip

party in power

[onehandle]

11. Romney IS Bain. He's the giver, the receiver, and the holder of Bains' funds.

No complication there.

[alc]

14. republicans generally support legislation that helps Bain

So it takes less money to buy their votes.

[librechik]

15. bless their hearts

it must have been hard for employees to give to Dems in such a Repub dominated corporate culture. If I'm reading it correctly. those donors are real patriots. A Taint of hypocrisy in the Dems taking money from Bain? A tiny drop, perhaps. compared to the giant prehistoric mammoths of GOP-ocrisy on the Right.

[hughee99]

16. Isn't the new guy in charge of the OMB a former Bain guy? n/t

[JoePhilly]

17. aka "Pocket change".

[whatchamacallit]

19. I see... Please tell us the dollar value where influence kicks in

Silly of Bain to contribute such meaningless amounts...

[JoePhilly]

22. What do you think Bain is contributing to Romney PACS?

[Swamp Lover]

21. I guess not all of their money went for evil.

As much as they spent to harm the country, its nice they inadvertently spent some for good.

[HopeHoops]

23. What, did Romney toss them his "small change" because the looked like beggars?

ALMOST , but not really.