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• Source: New York Times
• Date: November 05, 2006
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• Bylines: Mike McIntire , Griff Palmer
• Topics: Campaign Finance
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: An analysis of campaign finance data by The New York Times shows that many of the biggest contributors to Republican Gov. George E. Pataki in recent years are now favoring Mr. Spitzer over Mr. Faso, which helps explain why Mr. Faso has had great difficulty tapping the formidable Republican fund-raising network to compete against the attorney general. Mr. Spitzer has raised $40.7 million, Mr. Faso just $3.7 million. Among the 190 donors in the current governor's race who gave at least $20,000 to Mr. Pataki in past elections, 152 contributed $3.7 million to Mr. Spitzer, and 53 gave about $460,000 to Mr. Faso, according to the analysis, which covered contributors whose identities could be matched in the records. The numbers include 15 who gave to both candidates. The data was current as of early October.