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For our battle fund schoolwork, I looked into Senator Maria Cantwell. For her 2004 battle, Cantwell had raised $1,794,461. Cantwell had self-financed 61.7% of the aggregate sum. That is around $10,331,911. More than ten million dollars from her own pocket! The following most noteworthy commitment was from singular commitments. This made up 32.3% of the aggregate, gathering together to $5,406,386. The rest of the commitments were from PAC and from the class, â€Å"Other.† I was shocked to discover that few of the top givers were Microsoft Corp., Boeing, Dreamworks SKG, Puget Sound Energy, and the MoneyTree. Indeed, even the University of Washington had given $13,600! Stunning, that’s extraordinary.      Under the â€Å"Political Parties† class, the Republicans raised $889,752,453, and the Democrats raised $816,976,491 during the 2004 decisions. The main five States for Republican commitments were: 1) California 2) Texas 3) Florida 4) New York 5) Michigan. The best five States for Democratic Party commitments were: 1) California 2) New York 3) Massachusetts 4) Florida 5) Texas. The most elevated industry commitments for the Republican party originated from the Retired. The best five benefactors were: Goldman Sachs, Hastert for Congress Cmte, Friends of Roy Blunt, Lewis for Congress Cmte, and the Federated Investors Inc. The most noteworthy industry commitments for the Democratic party originated from Lawyers/Law Firms. The best five supporters were: John Kerry for President, Friends of Schumer, Goldman Sachs, Friends for Harry Reid, and Time Warner. The University of California came in 6th.      This was the first occasion when that I had ever investigated this sort of data. I was keen on finding out about how much cash goes into crusades, and where the cash is coming from. I was extremely amazed to discover that Senators or different individuals from congress go through such a lot of cash out of their own pocket only for a battle - just to turn into an individual from Congress! More than ten-million dollars! (I didn’t even realize that they were that well off!) Of her top supporters, I was likewise astonished to discover organizations like Puget Sound Energy, or the MoneyTree. I didn’t feel that vitality organizations get to associated with governmental issues. What's more, the MoneyTree? Has it truly gotten that enormous and extraordinary of an association that they’re giving a huge number of dollars to battles?      I was additionally extremely keen on contrasting the budgetary side of the crusades among Republicans and Democrats. I’m Republican so I was happy to discover that the Republicans had raised over $70 million dollars more than the Democrats.