We give to obama because we think he will work for the people. Corporate America gives more to mccain because he will work less for us and more for them.
Obama will be fair to corporations but mccain won't be fair to us.
Sure.
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Mr. Obamas hedge fund contributors include:
John Griffin, the founder of Blue Ridge Capital, who made $625 million in 2007, according to Alpha. Mr. Griffin is backing Mr. Obama after initially supporting Mitt Romney.
Kenneth C. Griffin (no relation) of the Citadel Investment Group in Chicago, who earned $1.5 billion. He contributed to the Obama campaign after the senator came to his office last year.
Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, who took home $710 million last year.
And, of course, George Soros, who earned almost $3 billion last year. It is no surprise that Mr. Soros, a Democratic stalwart, is backing Mr. Obama. Mr. Soros campaigned against President Bush in 2004, and Moveon.org, which the billionaire investor has plied with tens of millions of dollars, endorsed Mr. Obama in February.
Of course, not every Richie Rich is backing Mr. Obama.
James H. Simons, the mathematician who runs Renaissance Technologies, who made $2.8 billion last year, has donated to Mrs. Clinton.
And Steven Cohen of SAC Capital, whose take home pay was $900 million, is splitting his money down the middle: He donated $28,500 to both the Democratic and Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. (He had given money to John E. Sununu and Christopher J. Dodd.)
John Paulson of Paulson & Company, the top earner, with $3.7 billion last year, doesnt appear to have a financial dog left in the hunt: He gave to Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani.
Philip Falcone, who founded Harbinger Partners and made $1.7 billion last year, has given to the Republican National Committee, but to no individual candidate. (His firm may have bought itself influence in another way: It recently won agreement from The New York Times Company to add two members to its board.)
Timothy Barakett of Atticus Capital, who made $750 million, and O. Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors, who earned $520 million, dont appear to have given money to either side.
By the way, just so we dont forget: these guys are not like you and me. The median American family earned $60,500 last year.
So why is Mr. Obama such a popular choice among the hedge fund crowd?
In a word, access. Unlike Mr. McCain and Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama is relatively new to national politics and is therefore open to bringing new people and new money into the tent. For money types who want a table, or at least to look involved and get an invitation to the right parties, Mr. Obama is the candidate. 
