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@johncp Mothers Milk Illegal for Corporations to contribute to Campaigns
Those numbers you quoted are probably from the employees, not the corporation itself. It's illegal for corporations to contribute to campaigns. Anyone interested in the details of the funding of any of the candidates should go to opensecrets.org for starters.
Corporate and Union Activity
Although corporations and labor organizations may not make contributions or expenditures in connection with federal elections, they may establish PACs. Corporate and labor PACs raise voluntary contributions from a restricted class of individuals and use those funds to support federal candidates and political committees.
http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/fecfeca.shtml#Corporate_Union