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$ Flow: 527/ Advocacy Groups

FAS.research, San Francisco

2006

Project Description:
The network visualization shows 527 Receipts and Expenditures in the Elections Cycle 2006. Only flows of at least $ 150,000 between a donor, or donor group, are displayed. The network shows how some corporations but also aggregated groups like retired people, investors or homemakers connect the liberal with the conservative space. Within the liberal space unions play a vital role in difusing donations and connecting liberal advocacy groups.

Legend:
Nodes represent both donors and advocacy groups. Red Donor nodes express an affiliation to Republican/ Conservative Advocay Groups (red). Blue Donor nodes express an affiliation to Democratic/Liberal Advocay Groups (blue). Purple Donor nodes indicate donations of at least $ 150,000 to advocacy groups of both sides. The larger the node, the more money was donated/ received. The arrow, which indicates the direction of the money flow, expresses the amount donated. The thicker the line, the more money was donated.