Jan 31, 2022 · Trial lawyers at some of the nation's leading firms made 99% of their campaign donations to Democrats, as lucrative government contracts flow to their profession, according to a new report that ...
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2014, 97 percent of political contributions from the nation's leader trial lawyers association went to Democrats.
Apr 02, 2014 · The Center for Responsive Politics reports that in 2014, 97 percent of political contributions from the nation’s leader trial lawyers association went to Democrats.
Oct 19, 2010 · A group representing trial lawyers, the American Association for Justice, has also succeeded in attracting donations for candidates. It has raised $2.48 million through its political action committee.
Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, calls the trial lawyers lobby "very powerful," adding, "They are big political players, and they do overwhelmingly support Democrats.".
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Overall, there has also been a political shift among Americans with higher education levels. A record share of college graduates, 58% , identify as Democrats or lean toward the Democratic party, Pew Research Center found in 2018.
Even if lawyers are shunning Trump, he has raised a total of $165 million. That is more than double the next closest presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders. The senator from Vermont has brought in $74 million and has drawn even less from lawyers than Trump, only $650,000. —With assistance from Christina Brady.
Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011 and a former lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, said lawyers’ high percentage of contributions to Democrats this cycle may be partially due to some conservative lawyers having a skeptical view of President Trump.
As lawyers, you rest at the center of that Venn diagram of “high-information voter” and “having enough disposable income to actually do something about it” so it’s unsurprising that lawyer money flows into political campaigns with as much ease as it flows to Sallie Mae.
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David Brat was first elected to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District in 2014 and was re-elected in 2016. In the interview on MSNBC, Brat and Melvin discussed alleged connections between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign, currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Center for Public Integrity describes itself as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that aims to "serve democracy by revealing abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of public trust by powerful public and private institutions, using the tools of investigative journalism.".
During an MSNBC interview on July 14, Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) and host Craig Melvin discussed Russia's alleged involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Brat claimed the media is biased for giving more attention to the Trump administration's alleged Russian connections than to the topic of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's connections to foreign money through the Clinton Foundation. Brat said, "Why is that? Well, maybe it's because 97 percent of the donations from mainstream [media] folks go to the Democrat Party."
CPI researchers used campaign finance data filed with the Federal Election Commission as well as other sources (such as LinkedIn profiles) to determine the amounts donated to either Trump or Clinton from people self-identified as journalists.