Obama is the recipient of most donations from Professors and academia.

[TeamJordan23]

Professors and others in the education field have given more to federal candidates running in 2008 than those who work in the oil, pharmaceutical, and computer industries -- a sign of how academia has become a much bigger player in the political cash sweepstakes.

Of the more than $7 million that academics donated in the first half of this year, more than $4.1 million went to presidential campaigns, particularly Barack Obama's, according to a study released this month by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. The Illinois senator brought in almost $1.5 million, while Hillary Clinton received nearly $940,000.

Republican Mitt Romney was in third place, with about $448,000, but overall, three-quarters of contributions went to Democrats.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/08/do-professors-l.html

[Colobo]

1. Include this Grad Student/Spanish T.A. in the group! :)

[obama_girl]

2. of course he is

He's the smart choice :)

[Totally Committed]

3. Does anyone know if Cornell West has endorsed him?

I'm wondering if he'll stay with the Greens or vote for Obama in the primaries.

ETA: I heard a rumor to that effect last weekend, and haven't been able to find anything on Google.

TC

[draft_mario_cuomo]

5. Apparently. He was one of Obama's post-debate spinners after the PBS debate nt

[Totally Committed]

7. Wow. A genuine radical like Cornell West -- Was he just spinning or has he officially

endorsed him... Do you know?

I'm stunned.


TC

[draft_mario_cuomo]

8. Officially spinning so if he has not formally endorsed him yet he likely will in the future nt

[FrenchieCat]

9. Cornel West: “Barack Obama Shows Moral Leadership”

http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/cornel-west-barack-obama-shows-moral-leadership/

[AtomicKitten]

11. impressive

[Totally Committed]

12. Hey, thanks Frenchie!

:hi:

TC

[MannyGoldstein]

4. When The Glorious US Cultural Revolution Starts (When Romney Gets Elected)

Obama's donor list will make a fine accounting of who needs "enhanced" re-education.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

6. So you are saying Romney will purge Wall Street and a big slice of corporate America?

Look at where the bulk of his money is actually coming from. He raised over $22 million from maxed out donors alone over the first half of this year. In particular, given your interest in the bankruptcy issue, look at who the favorite candidate of the banking industry is.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Of Course Wall Street Loves Obama

History has shown that the US's finances do better with more liberal Presidents, e.g.

http://blueworksbetter.com/PresidentsGDPGrowth
http://blueworksbetter.com/PresidentsDebt

Financial types know that while individual useful favors can be purchased from the Clintons, they will all do better if we elect a more liberal president. Not that Obama is a Liberal - but he's likely more liberal than Clinton.