2012&#x27;s biggest individual contributors: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opensecrets.org&#x2F;orgs&#x2F;list.php?cycle=2012" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opensecrets.org&#x2F;orgs&#x2F;list.php?cycle=2012</a><p>The first two items in the list are both Sheldon Adelson<p>ActBlue is primarily individuals donating to democratic candidates they support.<p>#4 backed republicans almost exclusively. Interestingly, their founder funded Oliver North&#x27;s legal defense in the Iran-Contra scandal. More on his 2012 campaign funding: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Harold_Simmons#2012_presidential_election" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Harold_Simmons#2012_presidenti...</a><p>Only when you get to #5 do you see union money. But, the interesting thing about that money is<p><pre><code>    Most of the political work of the Service
    Employees International Union is funded
    by about 300,000 janitors, nurses&#x27; aides,
    child-care providers and other members
    who voluntarily contribute on average $7
    per month to SEIU&#x27;s Committee on Political
    Education (COPE).
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<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;wp-dyn&#x2F;content&#x2F;article&#x2F;2010&#x2F;10&#x2F;20&#x2F;AR2010102004912.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;wp-dyn&#x2F;content&#x2F;article&#x2F;2010&#x2F;10...</a><p>---<p>So, the top 5 list for 2012 literally consists of <i>2 people</i> on the Republican side and hundreds of thousands or millions of people on the Democratic side.