Election 2012: How Much Have Your Neighbors Given to Obama and Romney?
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- By Steven Jack
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- September 28, 2012
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
White Lake and Highland Township residents have donated almost $29,000 to the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns.
Romney campaign/Obama for America
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Patch has created an interactive database so you can see how much your neighbors are donating to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their checks. We’ve included communities across Illinois, so if you want to see what the campaign contributions in nearby towns are like, go right ahead.
The information in the database was downloaded from the Federal Election Commission’s website. The data is based on quarterly reports, and is current through Aug. 31. The data will be updated in mid-October.
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SomeGuyNamedEd
7:45 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Yet another desperate attempt by the left leaning media to intimidate.
Pro Life Crusader +
8:16 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
I don't donate to anyone ever, I just vote!
New Lenox Mom
9:54 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
What exactly does that mean someguy?? Contribution information has ALWAYS been public, the media has nothing to do with it....and how does this intimidate? Does it mean you wouldn't want people know that you contributed to romney?? Why are you embarrassed? Please do tell what is so intimidating?
Michael M.
4:24 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
He is probably referring to people who have been harassed for their contributions. People will look up who donated to who, then protest or make prank calls or give people a hard time. I have seen it a few times/
SomeGuyNamedEd
3:19 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Thank you, Michael.
I've been working, so I haven't been able to get back to Patch to respond until now.
You hit it on the head. Some people would like to support their candidate privately; at least with regard to allowing people like this to haunt them.
Joe Walczak
10:04 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Proud GOP contributor !!!! Not a thing to be ashamed of.
Bob Laird
10:38 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
The day I find any politician, democrat or republican, that I trust, I will donate. Looks like my money is safe now.
Hernendo RevolveR
11:54 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Let's all see if we can find any "journalists" in this database. It oughtta be quite enlightening!
Hernendo RevolveR
12:00 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Here's a link to a nationwide contributor database - http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/index.php
Hernendo RevolveR
12:12 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Here's another link http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml
New Lenox Mom
1:19 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
@genvieve...what kind of dumb comment is that. maybe during this election, the person she contributed to shares the same things that are important to her, that doesn't make you in the "tank" for anyone. what a completely moronic thing to say.
SouthSide
1:43 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
...as usual.
Michael M.
4:25 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I do not see a comment by Genvieve. And there is really no reason to be so angry and call people names or insinuate they are dumb or stupid,
Annie In Oswego
5:16 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
You don't see a comment from
Genevieve because there is no longer freedom of speech. Genevieve called one of the Patch editors out saying they couldn't be impartial in reporting the news for giving a large contribution to one of the candidates. BUT THE PATCH PUBLISHED this article and the information is public! ha ha so riduculous. Ah, just wish people wouldnt be so mean to each other. *sigh* Vote for who you want. Vet your candidates. Stop fighting each other and grow up. People who can't be adult about things shouldn't be voting anyway.
Marie
6:54 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Yes, this information is certainly public, but readers have to assume that the Patch's reason to post this would be to TRY to increase their readership . It is a pretty partisan "news" site, and certainly runs from the most important local and statewide topics that negatively affect residents, like disability and pension abuse, school district management and fiscal disciplines, corruption, nepotism, cronyism etc.
New Lenox Mom
6:31 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Michael, you don't see her comment because most likely she deleted it. I did NOT call her any names or insinuate it. I said her comments were dumb, which they were. People can be very smart and still say or do really, really dumb things!
Marie
6:58 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
The Patch has just turned into a local online bulletin board.
Hernendo RevolveR
8:02 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
People often say that comments made by a person with which they disagree are stupid or dumb because that's the only argument they have. Just sayin...
This is a repost
Pro Life Crusader +
8:52 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
99.9% of newspapers are non bias and more liberal then conservative!
Mike Keniley
8:14 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
Doesn't mean anything to me when it comes to Federal elections...not while the Super PACs (with unlimited individual & corporate funding) are the force behind campaign spending
vicky
10:42 pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012
Why is this crap even on here? Just trying to stir up the pot once again.
Who cares?
BUTCH
3:30 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
MY neighbor LEFT HIS ESTATE TO OCCUPY CAPITALISM
BUTCH
3:35 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
VERA IT'S A WASH 99.9 % OF RIGHT WINGERS GET THEIR NEWS FROM THE HEROIN HILLBILLY KING BECAUSE THEY ARE ILLITERATE AND THAT IS WHY THEY SAY THE LEFT CONTROLS THE MEDIA
John Tips
9:31 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
We should pay more attention to local politics. A president is only one man, without the support of congress he is almost moot! Congress can override many of his presidential powers if they so choose, and have the brass to do so!
We wish that people would pay closer attention to school boards, city, township, and county governments, since these effect them directly. Things as property taxes and how our money is being spent by our taxing bodies should be prime on everyones slate!
BUTCH
5:40 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
right on John especially the double and triple dippers usually MADIGOON SCUMBAGS or former Police chiefs who have one or two elected jobs and at least one appointed as a legislative or assistant or consultant these guys are under the radar do nothing for the commons we would be better served paying someone to watch paint dry !
Edward Andrysiak
1:01 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
When is "my business" just mine anymore? Who the hell cares how much the guy next door gives. I wonder what would happen if someone published a list of how much the neighbors give to their church and what church it is. That info would cause an uproar and so should this political crap.
New Lenox Mom
2:05 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Edward have you just woken from a long term coma??? Political contributions have always been part of the public record.
SomeGuyNamedEd
3:19 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
New Lenox Mom needs to get a New Lenox job.