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Republicans Winning Fundraising War in 19083

About $98,000 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees.

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Republican candidates and organizations have received 62 percent of federal campaign donations from the 19083 zip code so far in the 2012 election cycle.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a research group that tracks money in U.S. politics, the Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is the top recipient with $12,437 in donations from here.

Although President Barack Obama has a lead over Romney in donations over in the Greater Philadelphia (including parts of New Jersey), the incumbent's campaign has earned $9,068 from 19083.

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So far this election cycle, $98,038 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees from the 19083 zip code.

Donations reached their peak in 2008 with $185,873.

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The contributions are based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Sept. 21, 2012.

The top contributors from 19083 are:

GRANDE, JOSEPH E Santa Rita Super PAC SELF $10,000 01/16/12 OVERLY, NATHANAEL Obama, Barack (D) THE MARKETING AUDIT $5,000 09/30/11 DONNELLY, THOMAS J Comcast Corp COMCAST CORPORATION $4,500 02/02/11 GRANDE, JOSEPH E Paul, Ron (R) SELF $2,500 05/16/11 CARRLE, GUNTHER O MR Romney, Mitt (R) POWELL TRACHTMAN LOGAN CARRLE $2,500 07/13/11 CARRLE, GUNTHER O Gerlach, Jim (R) POWELL, TRACHTMAN, ET AL $2,500 06/01/11 CARRLE, GUNTHER O MR ESQ Meehan, Patrick (R) POWELL TRACHTMAN, ET AL. $2,500 09/30/11 O'BRIEN, DENIS Obama, Barack (D) EXELON $2,500 04/18/11 CARRLE, GINGER Romney, Mitt (R) INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS $2,500 05/09/12 FOGLIETTA, THEODORE M MR JR Romney, Mitt (R) INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS $2,500 05/09/12

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