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Who is Powerful and Why? CT, MA, NJ, NY

Who is Powerful and Why? CT, MA, NJ, NY. Michal Adut & Tess Wendel. Top Contributors Connecticut (2006). Top 5 Industries Lawyers & Lobbyists Party Committees Real Estate Candidate Self-finance Securities & Investment. Top Contributors Massachusetts (2004). Top 5 Industries

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Who is Powerful and Why? CT, MA, NJ, NY

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  1. Who is Powerful and Why?CT, MA, NJ, NY Michal Adut & Tess Wendel

  2. Top Contributors Connecticut (2006) Top 5 Industries • Lawyers & Lobbyists • Party Committees • Real Estate • Candidate Self-finance • Securities & Investment

  3. Top Contributors Massachusetts (2004) Top 5 Industries • Lawyers & Lobbyists • Party Committees • Candidate Self-Finance • Real Estate • Candidate Self Finance

  4. Top Contributors New Jersey (2007)

  5. Top Contributors New York (2006)

  6. Who’s Got Clout? Percent Contribution Per Industry

  7. Ballot Initiative: Question 1 • Allows Grocery Stores to Sell Wine • Why a ballot? • Failure of Prior legislative initiatives

  8. 2006 Election v. Other Election Years

  9. Supporters • Stop and Shop • Shaw’s, • Hannaford • Whole Foods • and others • Spent a total of $7,809,485 Image Source:http://saharamart.com/grocery.php

  10. Opposition • Massachusetts Package Stores Association • Beer Distributors of Massachusetts • Spent a total of $5,580,633 • Outsider dimension: “Bill is more than just convenience, there will be a social and public safety cost” Image Source: http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=1368&id=41565

  11. Results • Massachusetts voter reject ballot initiative despite early polls showing strong support • Most expensive ballot question campaign in state history

  12. Works Cited • USA Today “Massachusetts voters reject ballot initiative on wine in grocery stores” http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MA/2006-11-07-ballot-initiatives_x.htm • Follow the Money. “Ballot Measures” http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_ballot_measures.phtml?s=MA&y=2006 • Boston.com “Grocers spend big in bid to sell wine Stop & Shop leads the way in fight with package stores, liquor firms to woo voters” http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/09/12/grocers_spend_big_in_bid_to_sell_wine/ • Lyke to Drink. “Politics and Wine in Massachusetts” http://lyke2drink.blogspot.com/2006/10/politics-and-wine-in-massachusetts_18.html • http://www.FollowtheMoney.org

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