Fund Manager Political Scorecard
My previous political scorecards had too many errors as they were based solely on press accounts. For this scorecard I had my staff go through the trouble of looking through the Federal Election Commission records to confirm accuracy.
*The New York Observer says Paul Tudor Jones II is hosting a fundraiser for Obama on May 19 even though he's a Giuliani backer.
| Candidate | Fund Manager |
| John Edwards | Employees of Fortress Investment Group ($167,460); David Ganek, Level Global Investors ($2100) |
| Joe Biden | |
| Hillary Clinton | Richard Perry, Perry Capital ($4600); Michael Granoff, Pomona
Capital ($4200); Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital ($4200); Alan Patricof, Apax Partners Inc. ($4200); Steven
Rattner, Quadrangle Group ($4600); Thomas H. Lee, Thomas H. Lee Capital LLC ($4600); Thomas Steyer and other employess of Farallon Capital Management ($46,000); James H. Simons, Renaissance Technologies ($4600) |
| Barrack Obama | Kenneth Tropin, Graham Capital ($2300); George Soros, Soros Fund Management ($2100); Orin Kramer, Boston
Provident Partners ($2300); Jamie Rubin, One Equity ($2300); Daniel Loeb, Third Point ($2300); William von Mueffling, Cantillon Asset Management ($2300) |
| Rudolph Giuliani | Paul Singer and other employees of Elliot Associates ($159,000); T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital
Management ($2100); Paul Tudor Jones II*, Tudor Investment Corporation ($2500); Carl Icahn, Icahn Associates Corp. ($200); Clifford Asness, AQR Capital Manager LLC ($2300); David Ganek, Level Global Investors ($2300) |
| John McCain | Robert Caruso, Highbridge Capital ($4200); Peter Cohen, Ramius Capital Group ($4200); Barton Biggs, Traxis Partners ($2300); Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates ($2300) |
| Mitt Romney | Julian Robertson, Tiger Management Corp. ($2300); Stanley Druckenmiller, Duquesne Capital Management ($2300); Employees of Bain Capital or Bain & Co. ($116,100); Richard Chilton, Chilton Investments ($2300); Lief Rosenblatt, Satellite Asset Management ($2300); John Arnold, Centaurus Advisors ($500) |
| Christopher Dodd | Steven A. Cohen and other employees of SAC Capital Advisors ($175,400); Leon Black, Apollo Management ($2300); James H. Simons, Renaissance Technologies ($2300); Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investment Group ($2300); Larry Robbins, Glenview Capital Management ($2300); Stephen Mandel, Lone Pine Capital ($2300); James Chanos, Kynikos Associates ($2100) |
*The New York Observer says Paul Tudor Jones II is hosting a fundraiser for Obama on May 19 even though he's a Giuliani backer.
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