Meet Raphael Warnock’s Paymasters
Nearly 90 percent of his individual campaign contributions came from outside of Georgia.
by David Catron
November 30, 2022, 11:07 PM
Since early voting commenced in the Georgia runoff between Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker, the corporate media has made much of the former’s funding advantage as if this is somehow unusual for an incumbent seeking reelection. Far more newsworthy are the sources of Warnock’s cash. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows that Warnock has received individual contributions totaling $65.2 million, of which 88.8 percent came from out-of-state donors.
Indeed, Warnock raised slightly less money from individual Georgians that did Walker. Peach State residents contributed $7.3 million to Warnock while donating $7.5 million to Walker. The senator, however, received $57.8 million from contributors who don’t live in the state he ostensibly represents — including $13.4 million from California and $6.9 million from New York. According to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan research group that tracks political donations, Warnock is the top Senate recipient of contributions from outside his own state.
OpenSecrets also maintains a catalogue of out-of-state corporate entities that have contributed to Sen. Warnock’s campaign. Because corporations are prohibited by federal law from contributing directly to political candidates, this money is funneled through various committees and leadership PACs to which company employees purportedly donate money. OpenSecrets provides a list of the Top 100 corporations from which Warnock has received such contributions. The following sample contains names that most will recognize:
Alphabet Inc (Google, etc.) AT&T Inc
Apple Inc Comcast Corp
Amazon.com Cox Enterprises
IBM Corp National Amusements Inc
Meta (Facebook, etc.) Netflix Inc
Microsoft Corp Walt Disney Co
Oracle Corp Warner Brothers-Discovery
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