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It seems college professors are chomping at the bit to see a Democrat overtake the Oval Office in 2008. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, American professors donated $7 million to presidential campaigns just this year–that’s more than any other industry, even the big drug and oil industries.
Who’s the favorite among the profs? None other than college-student favorite, Barack Obama. He ranks No. 1 with $1.5 million donated in the campaign’s first six months. Hillary Clinton follows him with almost $940,000 collected.
The University of California is one of the top donors, second only to Harvard University. Hell, we even beat Stanford in the dollar race.
From Education Nation, the top colleges (thanks to their professors) stand as follows:
bq. 1. Harvard University
Total: $266,044 81% Democrat / 19% Republican
bq. 2. University of California
Total: $248,488 90% Democrat/ 10% Republican
bq. 3. College of William & Mary
Total: $136,200 99% Democrat / 1% Republican
bq. 4. Columbia University
Total: $114,108 78% Democrat / 22% Republican
bq. 5. Apollo Group
Total: $113,900 90% Democrat / 10% Republican
bq. 6. University of Chicago
Total: $102,880 92% Democrat / 8% Republican
bq. 7. Stanford University
Total: $97,608 89% Democrat / 11% Republican
bq. 8. Georgetown University
Total: $86,917 85% Democrat / 15% Republican
bq. 9. University of Pennsylvania
Total: $80,990 90% Democrat / 10% Republican
bq. 10. Northwestern University
Total: $70,575 82% Democrat / 18% Republican
Does it seem odd to you, too, that professors were able to amass this much? We all know profs don’t earn the highest salaries, at least if they’re in the humanities/not in Haas.
They must be ready for a change–now they’re putting their money where their mouths are.
