Auto industry cash flows point to historic election

摘要

WASHINGTON - Elections swing back and forth, but the race for campaign cash from the auto industry is typically no contest. Republican nominees for president have raked in seven-figure sums from auto industry donors in each election cycle since 2000, outraising their Democratic rivals several times over. Even after the government-led bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler, President Obama was outraised 7-to-1 by Mitt Romney in 2012.