Abstract
An interim study of political contributions in this year's elections finds that chemical and pharmaceutical industries are not among the biggest donors, but they make significant contributions. And their donations favor Republicans over Democrats. The study by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington, D.C.-based research group that tracks in politics, examined more than $230 million in contributions of $200 or more from January 1991 to June 1992. The went to the Clinton and Bush campaigns, the Democratic and Republican national parties, and, via political action committees (PACs), to Congressional candidates. Direct donations by companies and unions are banned. However, the study also examined soft money donations to the two parties through August (a legal loophole allows them to raise unlimited amounts from individuals, corporations, and unions for party-building activities). It did not cover donations by individuals to Congressional candidates. Business contributors g...
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