Is this strong evidence the oil companies are behind McCain's Campaign?

http://features.csmonitor.com/environmen鈥?/a>





So why else would Senor McInsane pick a relatively young,but fairly inexperienced Governor from a Big Oil state such as Alaska? Are the Neo-Cons making sure this guy will this time around,even if it means manipulating existing like they did with Florida back in 2000.


Is this strong evidence the oil companies are behind McCain's Campaign?
Through June, Exxon employees have given Obama $42,100 to McCain's $35,166. Chevron favors Obama $35,157 to $28,500, and Obama edges out McCain with BP $16,046 vs. $11,500. McCain leads the money race with nearly every other top giver in the oil and gas industry, though -- Koch Industries, Valero, Marathon Oil, Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips, the list goes on. (You can see detail on all these companies in the spreadsheet linked below.) McCain also has a big edge with Hess Corp. -- $91,000 to Obama's $8,000 -- which has gotten some attention. And, overall, McCain's campaign has gotten three times more money from the industry than Obama's has -- $1.3 million compared to about $394,000.





Comparing Obama's and McCain's financial ties to the oil industry, there's no question that McCain has benefited more from the industry's contributions, just as his Republican Party has for years and years. But Obama's edge with the oil producers Americans know best -- and might be cursing most these days -- makes it harder for him to continue to tar McCain as the industry's darling. Still, this chart shows vividly how the industry's support for McCain's candidacy has surged in the last few months. It's been pointed out that giving shot up after the presumptive Republican nominee announced his support for offshore drilling, but you'll see that the trend started months before that.





Is this strong evidence the oil companies are behind McCain's Campaign?
your ';question'; gave me a headache.





McCain did not need to win approval from Palin or Alaska. he already had it except for McCain's left leaning platform that he didn't want to drill in ANWR. Alaskans are all for drilling on the North Slope.





no. it's not strong evidence. it's just more loony logic from the left.
The majority of McCain's Campaign Managers are Lobbyists for Big Business and Big Oil. Nuff said.
John McCain is the same as Bush. Big Oil Bush pays McCain to say ';i'm different...'; but will do nothing different. McCain admits that he's 90% alike Bush!!!!!!
not if you actually read the article

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