Don Gordon stamps "Independent Democrat" on all his literature, but recent financial disclosures indiciate that he is neither independent nor a Democrat.
Don Gordon received $60,000 from the the same GOP moneyman who has given almost $100,000 to Republican federal candidates in the last 8 years and directed millions of his investment firm's capital to Wal-Mart investments; according to their "Letter to Shareholders" dated 12/31/06, Wal-Mart (WMT) was the second-largest single holding of Oakmark Funds.
http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ContribSearch.aspx
Nat'l Republican Senatorial Committee - $15,000
Republican Nat'l Committee - $12,500
Republican Leadership Council - $5,500
George W. Bush - $6,000
http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=V58VV&txtName=herro,%20david&txtState=IL&txtAll=Y&Order=N
And he also gave thousands to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the group that ran ads attacking John Kerry's military record and helped George W. Bush win in 2004.
http://forms.irs.gov/politicalOrgsSearch/search/basicSearch.jsp?ck
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He's independent all right, INDEPENDENT OF DEMOCRATS!
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