The Presidential Political Contributions of Big Pharma in 2007

As Reported on Brandweek N RX weblog, who also credits PharmaLot and the political research site Open Secrets

“I don’t believe you can sit at a table and negotiate with drug companies, insurance companies, oil companies and hope that they will voluntarily give their power away,” John Edwards said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “We will get their power out of their hands when we take their power away from them.”

“I’ve taken on the drug companies,” Hillary Clinton said, according to the New York Times. “I’ve taken on the health insurance companies; I’ve taken on the oil companies, and I intend to keep doing it.”

Funny thing, the drug companies seem to love the people who are going to crush them . . . here's what they donated, according to Open Secrets. Even Edwards got some . . .

Perhaps the safest bet is that not much will change after the election? After all they're all bought and paid for:



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METHODOLOGY: The totals on these charts are calculated from PAC contributions and contributions from individuals giving more than $200, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. Individual contributions are generally categorized based on the donor's occupation/employer, although individuals may be classified instead as ideological donors if they've given more than $200 to an ideological PAC.

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2008 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on Monday, October 29, 2007. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.