Following The Money

The name of this site is Right Wing Granny, so it should be obvious that I tend to lean right.  At the present time, that tends to be Republican, but that is not always the case.  There have been many Democrats in the past I would have supported and a lot I would not have (but I could say the same thing about Republicans).  Anyway, since I am currently leaning Republican, I want to say that although I am moderately optimistic about moving the nation more to the center in November, I haven’t broken out the party balloons just yet.

John Hinderaker at Power Line posted a very interesting article yesterday about predictions for the November election.  He referenced an article in The Hill which was titled, “Sensing Momentum, Senate Dems Don’t Want To Ease Up.” 

The article in The Hill states:

“”I think we keep going and realize we’re not here to win elections. We’re here to get things done,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who will be up for reelection in 2012. “I’m not afraid of tackling any of it. I’m a believer that the American people ultimately are going to be glad that we’re working on hard problems rather than self-perpetuate our time here. I think we keep pushing.”

“”When we look back, this has been a hell of a Congress, and the term ‘go slow’ isn’t going to describe what happens,” said retiring Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.). “You’re going to see it get more and more frenetic.””

I’m not sure what these people have been smoking, but the Democrat who won in Pennsylvania won on a platform that makes me look like a liberal, and the approval ratings of Congress have recently hit new lows and stayed there!

This is all speculation until you look at where the corporate donations are currently going. 

John Hinderaker of Power Line also referenced an article in today’s Washington Post titled, “Corporate PACs Betting on Republicans to gain control of Congress.” 

According to the Washington Post:

“The pattern represents a distinct change from a year ago, when Barack Obama was sworn into office and Democrats took control of Congress. Back then, corporate political action committees made a shift to the Democrats, giving 58 percent of their donations to the party. So far this year, only 48 percent of the contributions from big business are going to the Democrats.” 

Don’t break out the celebratory balloons yet if you are a Republican, but keep the popcorn handy–this may be interesting to watch!