Ideas on how much corporations will spend on republicans after the SCOTUS ruling? 10's of billions

[AlinPA]

or 100's of millions for the house and senate. 100 million per senate seat? 20 million per house seat?

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Bring it on." - Republicon Homelanders Against America

[eilen]

2. Why do you assume it will only be republicans that cash in?

We have plenty of Democrats who have their hand out too and are only to willing to push their agenda.

Bankruptcy Law
Telecom immunity
Blackwater contracts
Health Insurance/Pharmaceutical companies (too many deals to list)
oh... and lest I forget... Investment Banks (cough, Goldman Sachs, cough)
Mining interests

(must stop as I keep typing crude phrases to describe these "representatives").

[AlinPA]

3. The overwhelming majority cashing in will be republicans. It may mean something that

the only ones to complain about the SCOTUS ruling are Democrats. McConnell spoke in favor of it immediately.

[eilen]

4. I concur, many republicans will seek to benefit.

however politicians in general have little resistance to easy money.

[Meeker Morgan]

5. How much did they pay *before* McCain Feingold was passed? n/t