From Slate, if you couldn't tell from the kidney-bean-colored head. Or is it blood & poop?Cuban Pro-Embargo Groups Increasingly Fund Democrats
While in the past, Cuban pro-embargo groups have directed their campaign contributions mostly to Republican candidates, a new study from the watchdog group Public Campaign shows that this dynamic has begun to shift. According to the report, while in 2004, pro-embargo groups gave 71 percent of total donations to Republicans and 29 percent to Democrats; these percentages have now been almost completely reversed. In advance of the 2010 election, 76 percent of all donations have gone to Democrats. Over the past five years, pro-embargo groups have spent more than $10 million on campaign contributions. The report also found that 18 members of the House have toughened their stances on Cuba after receiving donations. One representative, Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., received a donatation after revising his position and voting in favor of a travel ban to Cuba. The decision, he said, was prompted by a "a philosophical change of heart." Travel restrictions to the island will be addressed this Thursday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
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