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# Money, Money, Money
- URL: https://ivn.us/money-money-money/
- Published: 2012-02-08T19:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:22:28.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

Where do the candidates get the $$ for ads? [Results might surprise you](http://a.ivn.us/yGsYFj?ref=ivn.us):

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/tumblr_lz39neU4ac1r28wcf.jpg)

**Barack Obama (D)**

**Top Companies:**  
Microsoft Corp, a global software company  
DLA Piper, an international law firm  
Google Inc, the Internet search engine and email giant

**Mitt Romney (R)**

**Top Companies:**  
Goldman Sachs, a multinational investment bank  
JPMorgan Chase & Co, a multinational investment bank  
Morgan Stanley, a global financial services company

**Ron Paul (R)**

**Top Companies:**  
US Army, a branch of the US Military  
US Navy, a branch of the US Military  
US Air Force, a branch of the US Military

**Newt Gingrich (R)**

**Top Companies:**  
Rock-Tenn Co, a global paper and packaging manufacturer  
Las Vegas Sands, a global integrated resort company  
Poet LLC, a US biofuel company

**Rick Santorum (R)**

**Top Companies:**  
Universal Health Services, a US hospital management company  
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, a US health insurance association  
Achristavest, a North American property development company

**Gary Johnson (L)**

**Top Companies:**  
Tower Energy Group, a US petroleum wholesaler  
Corriente Advisors, a US private investment firm  
Welcom Products, a US folding handcart manufacturer

What do you think?