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August 21, 2012
Map: Is Your Favorite Sports Team for Romney or Obama?
It's a Free Country
by Steven Melendez and Stephen Reader
In a town with two football teams, local fans are divided. Turns out the same goes for the team owners and their politics.
A big RNC donor owns the AFC team, a DNC donor the NFC team. We're talking about Woody Johnson and Jonathan Tisch, owners of the New York Jets and Giants, respectively.
Johnson's a Republican bundler who's contributed over $70,000 to national Republican committees, presidential candidates, and a pro-Romney PAC this election cycle. Tisch has given over $60,000 to Barack Obama and Democratic committees.
Basketball in the Big Apple? Similar story. Knicks owner James Dolan contributes to Mitt Romney; Nets co-owner Bruce Ratner gives to Obama.
NoLandGrab: Bruce Ratner is a "co-owner" the way Joe Biden is "co-President." The Nets' real owner, Mikhail Prokhorov, did more than give — he ran a phony campaign for the Russian Presidency to help smooth the way for the autocratic Vladimir Putin's election.
Posted by eric at August 21, 2012 11:56 AM