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OpenSecrets.org: Money in Politics -- See Who's Giving & Who's Getting
OpenSecrets Blog May 22 - If President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's long career at Bain Capital are a liability, as some Democrats now worry, they don't seem to bother many of Romney's old colleagues: Employees of Bain Capital and Bain & Company have given more than $152,000 to Obama's campaign and the joint fundraising operation he runs with the Democratic National Committee. May 22 - A new poll shows that mitt Romney may have narrowed the gender gap between himself and Barack Obama somewhat in terms of voters -- he's only behind by about 7 percentage points, instead of 19 as he was earlier this year -- but the enthusiasm isn't translating to dollars for the campaign. May 21 - It was a bear market last month in terms of Wall Street's investment in the presidential race -- candidates and super PACs alike.wikileaks