OpenSecrets.org: Politicians Score Significant Cash From NFL Owners, Coaches and Play

[GhostofSparta]

Ah, the football/politics hybrid topic, this should be fun.:saber:

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/09/politicians-score-significant.html

The San Diego Chargers are hardly professional football's most prolific team, having advanced to just one Super Bowl – they lost the game – in 43 years.

When playing politics, however, the Chargers are untouchable: Team owners, officials and players have combined to contribute more than $2.4 million to political candidates and committees since the 1990 election cycle, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of federal campaign finance data indicates.

That's nearly four times as much as the runner-up Houston Texans, whose associates have contributed more than $623,000 to federal candidates and committees during the past two decades.

As the 32-team National Football League begins its 2009 season, the Chargers and Texans stand among 20 clubs to donate more than $100,000 to federal political interests since the 1990 election cycle, according to the Center's analysis. Executives and employees of the league itself have also teamed together to contribute more than $322,000 during that time frame...

The chart below shows political contributions, by football team or league, to federal political candidates and committees between 1989 and 2009. Persons listing themselves as team officials, coaches, players or employees are included in team and league totals:

There's a chart near the bottom of the page showing which teams donated how much in total, and how much to each political party. Here are some interesting ones:

Team: ------------ Total: --------- Dem: ---------- Rep:-------Dem %:-----Rep %:

San Diego: ------$2,455,200 ------ $40,733 ------ $2,414,427 ------ 2% ------ 98%

Washington:-------$323,000 ------ $8,550 ------- $314,450 -------- 3% ------ 97%

Philly:------------$183,500------ $156,400 --------$27,100 ------- 85% ------ 15%

Dallas:-----------$164,467 ------ $29,600 ------ $134,867 ------- 18% ------ 82%

NYG:------------$31,000 -------- $8,700 -------- $22,300 -------- 28% ------ 72%

My personal observation: I find it interesting that Philly is the only NFC East team to favor the Dems.

[Toe Jam]

Snyder favors Republicans?

Hahaha.

[GhostofSparta]

Snyder favors Republicans?

Hahaha.

Well it's the whole team, coaches, players, etc. Which is why some of the large margins amaze me. I can see Snyder, Gibbs (and his coaches), and some of the players favoring Republicans, but some of the discrepencies are huge.

[Burgundy Burner]

Love my Redskins even more!

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Snyder gains a point in my book

[Toe Jam]

Love my Redskins even more!

Snyder gains a point in my book

:saber:

Nonsense.

[techboy]

My personal observation: I find it interesting that Philly is the only NFC East team to favor the Dems.

Jeffrey Laurie is a big time Democrat, but in general, the wealthy and football fans (largely because football is at its most obsessive in the South) lean Republican.

I'm not surprised at all.

[Prosperity]

Not surprised at the tilt for the Redskins, but San Diego? I would have expected more of a tilt towards D's.

[WVUforREDSKINS]

Heh heh I used to work at the Center for Responsive Politics. Nice to see them get nod. Very good non partisan org.

[War Paint]

So I guess liberals and democrats = Philly

[Burgundy Burner]

So I guess liberals and democrats = Philly

Exactly.

If you want to fit in and be a true Redskins fan, you must go R. If you want to be a D, then you must cheer for the eagles.

:evilg:

[ACW]

:slap:

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/09/politicians-score-significant.html

You forgot the link.

[skinfan133]

and the resident democrats are silent

I just got done with my Marine physical fitness test (didn't do as well as I wanted for sure...) and I'm going to go watch some college ball in the PX, PEACE!

[GhostofSparta]

:slap:

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/09/politicians-score-significant.html

You forgot the link.

****! Thanks, it's fixed now.:doh:

I spent too much time making that chart at the bottom readable, I forgot to put the link in. My bad guys.

[sknsrbck26]

Love my Redskins even more!

oh yeah........ great day to be a Redskin fan:eaglesuck

[Destino]

Shocker guys like Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder are republicans. I would have never guessed.