Earlier today we mentioned Barack Obama’s slight fundraising edge among federal employees in the presidential race; he’s received about 13 percent more from feds than his rival, John McCain. In case you’re wondering how this compares to recent elections: In 2004, George W. Bush received three times as much from federal employees as John Kerry did. Bush hauled in about $249,000 from government employees, compared with Kerry’s $80,000. If feds vote with their wallets, they’re significantly more excited about Obama’s candidacy than they were about Kerry’s.
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This has been an astoundingly expensive presidential campaign — more than $1 billion spent since the primaries. How much did federal employees contribute? We decided to take a look at the donor database for both candidates. Barack Obama seems to have the fundraising edge among feds: his donations outpaced John McCain’s by about 13 percent. Defense Department employees contributed nearly half of the total amount donated by feds — not surprising, since Defense is by far the largest federal agency. The Agriculture Department seems to have contributed the least: just $250 for Obama, and nothing for McCain. The agency-by-agency numbers…
Hard to believe, but after nearly two years of campaigning, we’re just 24 hours away from voting for a new president. Voter turnout tomorrow is expected to reach record highs — so be prepared to spend some time waiting in line at your polling place. Not sure where that is? Maryland: Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Check your polling place here. Virginia: Polls are open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. Check your polling place here. District of Columbia: Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Check your polling place here. (If you live…
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., plans to introduce a bill next month to cap executives’ pay — and the bill has a catchy name. The “Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act” would ban companies that received cash from the Treasury Department’s financial rescue plan from paying any employees more than $400,000. That’s the salary currently earned by the U.S. president. The cap would make $400,000 the max for total compensation, including cars, benefits and retirement, all of which have added up to millions of extra dollars for CEOs. Outlining legislation he plans to introduce when Congress reconvenes next month, Sanders…
While national polls consistently show Democratic Sen. Barack Obama leading Republican Sen. John McCain in the presidential race — anywhere from 2 percent to 15 percent — federal employees who will be working under the next commander-in-chief are decidedly less certain. According to an unscientific poll currently running on the Federal Times website, Obama and McCain are tied at 45 percent of the vote.  More than 2,000 readers have responded as of Wednesday morning. Among the remaining respondents, 5 percent are undecided and another 2 percent say they plan to vote for another candidate. Perhaps most interestingly, 3 percent say they don’t plan to vote…