The telecom industry has put most of its political bets on Sen. J...
The telecom industry has put most of its political bets on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for president, but Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., isn’t far behind, according to January campaign finance reports compiled by CQ’s Political Moneyline. Communications industry PACs…
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gave McCain $49,000, compared with $36,258 for Clinton and none for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. The communications industry ranked third among industry PAC donors for McCain and sixth for Clinton. Donors to McCain included Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, USTelecom, T-Mobile, Qualcomm, the Consumer Electronics Association, EchoStar, GoDaddy and the NCTA. Clinton received money from CompTel, Cablevision, the CEA, Pappas Telecasting, Cincinnati Bell and Level 3. McCain has raised $53.1 million total, according to his January 2008 report. Obama doesn’t list any communications PACs on his disclosure form. Clinton has received the most PAC funding among the three candidates. Of the $138 million she has raised, almost $939,000 came from PACs. McCain received more than $582,000 in PAC money of $53.1 million total raised and Obama, about $8,000 of $140.5 million total. The New York Times last week ran a front-page story on McCain’s dealings as Commerce Committee chairman with telecommunications lobbyist Vicki Iseman, who represented Paxson Broadcasting in a dispute with the FCC. In response, McCain denied any improper activity, including inappropriate intervention with the FCC on Iseman’s behalf.