Who does Wall Street back for president?
Neither presidential candidate is bringing in the big bucks
THE TIES between Wall Street financiers and politicians are the subject of a lot of scrutiny. Not for nothing is Goldman Sachs, a bank, sometimes nicknamed “Government Sachs”. But how important are the moneybags in New York to political success in Washington, DC? Quantifying the relationship can be done using the extensive data collected about campaign donations. It’s not an uplifting exercise.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Wall Street’s money”
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