Democrats, party of the......rich and elite?

Yes, it's true. If you want to know you're talking politics with someone who doesn't know what they're talking about, let them spew the standard "Democrats are for guys like me, the working man, and Republicans are for the rich and the corporations." That has been said so much, it's assumed true. But let's look at the facts.

---See welfare statistics below. Welfare has done more harm than good, yet the poor, urban continue to vote Democrat.

---In 2002, A Washington Times editorial reported that "rich or deep-pocketed givers" supported the Democratic Party. By how much? Of the donations of $1 million dollars or more, $36 million went to the Democratic party. How much went to the Republicans? $3 million. Clearly, the rich and elite in this country favor the Democratic party, and by a 12:1 margin. (credit: Rush Limbaugh).

---The Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer (D-NY), blocked legislation to make hedge fund managers pay the same tax rates as the rest of us (currently we pay up to 35%, while hedge fund managers pay only 15%). Why? According to Fortune Magazine, "these new Greenwich/Manhattan billionaires happen to be donors, friends and constituents of Democrats-not Republicans" (credit: Dick Morris/Eileen McGann in Book Fleeced.

---In the 2008 election, the highest financial demographic ($200,000+) voted for Obama (52%) according to CNN exit polls.

---The 10 wealthiest states (CNN, 2007), and how they voted:

Maryland...Obama
NJ.........Obama
Conn.......Obama
Hawaii.....Obama
Mass.......Obama
NH.........Obama
Alaska.....McCain
Cali.......Obama
Virginia...Obama
Minn.......Obama

---Okay, so you're thinking it was a landslide vote and many states voted Obama. Here are the 10 poorest states (CNN, 2007), and how they voted:

NM.........Obama
Montana....McCain
Tenn.......McCain
Kentucky...McCain
Louisiana..McCain
Alabama....McCain
Okla.......McCain
Ark........McCain
WV.........McCain
Miss.......McCain

---So 9 of the 10 wealthiest states voted Democrat, and 9 of the 10 poorest states voted Republican.

Looks like it's time, once again, to put away our perceptions and look at facts. Democrats, the party of the elite in our country.

And while both parties are filled with self-serving politicians, if there's a party of the "people," it's the Republican party.