Shop Blue

Thank goodness we have the Choose the Blue website. Using publicly available records, the site shows you which corporations supported Democrats and which supported Republicans in 2004. A helpful guide if you want to shift your spending to fit your politics. But if you support the "blue" businesses, you may severely limit your options when it comes to fast food, gas, and tobacco.

Here are some examples:

Supported Democrats:
Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats
Estee Lauder, $448K, 95% to Democrats
Guess ? Inc., $145K, 98% to Democrats
Calvin Klein, $78K, 100% to Democrats
Liz Claiborne, Inc., $34K, 97% to Democrats
Levi Straus, $26K, 97% to Democrats
Olan Mills, $175K, 99% to Democrats
Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to Democrats
Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to Democrats

Supported Republicans:
Wal-Mart, $467K, 97% to Republicans
K-Mart, $524K, 86% to Republicans
Home Depot, $298K, 89% to Republicans
Target, $226K, 70% to Republicans
Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to Republicans
Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to Republicans
B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to Republicans
Coors, $174K, 92% to Republicans
Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% to Republicans
Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), $133K, 87%
to Republicans
McDonald's Corp., $197K, 86% to Republicans
Marriott International, $323K, 81% to Republicans
Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to Republicans