I hadn't actually noticed until Tuesday morning that Facebook was a co-host of the debate with CNN. When I did, I immediately
remembered that Mark Zuckerberg has hosted fundraisers for Chris Christie in the past.
That made me curious about Facebook's political donations, so I went over to Open Secrets.
In both the 2012 and 2014 election cycles, as you can see below, Facebook's PAC donated more money to Republicans than to Democrats. (It's too early in the game for next year's election to compare/contrast 2016 numbers yet.)
In the 2014 election cycle, Facebook donated $98,000 to House Democrats and $119,000 to House Republicans. It donated $85,000 to Senate Democrats and $73,500 to Senate Republicans.
Democratic total: $183,000
Republican total: $192,500
Facebook maxed out for 8 Congresspersons, the majority (5) of whom were Republicans:
Note that, for all Facebook's flirtation with caring about climate change, they maxed out for the Republican heading the House Energy Committee, Fred Upton.
In the 2012 election cycle, Facebook donated $54,000 to House Democrats and $78,500 to House Republicans. It donated $71,000 to Senate Democrats and $65,500 to Senate Republicans.
Democratic total: $125,000
Republican total: $144,000
Facebook's largest recipients in the House in the 2012 cycle all received $5,000. A majority (5 out of 9) were Republicans.
This reminds me of when Debbie Wasserman Schultz put Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, who has donated hefty sums to Republicans, on the DNC's post-election "autopsy report."
That made me curious about Facebook's political donations, so I went over to Open Secrets.
In both the 2012 and 2014 election cycles, as you can see below, Facebook's PAC donated more money to Republicans than to Democrats. (It's too early in the game for next year's election to compare/contrast 2016 numbers yet.)
In the 2014 election cycle, Facebook donated $98,000 to House Democrats and $119,000 to House Republicans. It donated $85,000 to Senate Democrats and $73,500 to Senate Republicans.
Democratic total: $183,000
Republican total: $192,500
Facebook maxed out for 8 Congresspersons, the majority (5) of whom were Republicans:
Note that, for all Facebook's flirtation with caring about climate change, they maxed out for the Republican heading the House Energy Committee, Fred Upton.
In the 2012 election cycle, Facebook donated $54,000 to House Democrats and $78,500 to House Republicans. It donated $71,000 to Senate Democrats and $65,500 to Senate Republicans.
Democratic total: $125,000
Republican total: $144,000
Facebook's largest recipients in the House in the 2012 cycle all received $5,000. A majority (5 out of 9) were Republicans.
This reminds me of when Debbie Wasserman Schultz put Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, who has donated hefty sums to Republicans, on the DNC's post-election "autopsy report."
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