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Carmakers funnel more funds to Democrats

American automakers, who are lobbying against legislation that would increase fuel economy standards, have directed more than half of their contributions this year to Democrats after 12 years of giving heavily to Republicans, according to USA Today.

The political action committees of the three automakers have contributed $374,000 in the first five months of this year, with 54% going to Democratic candidates, leadership PACs and party committees, according to a USA TODAY analysis of campaign data collected by PoliticalMoneyLine, a non-partisan group that tracks money in politics.

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