Donors Invest Millions in Romney for Billions in Returns [View all]

Source: Bloomberg

Wealthy donors and corporations are more heavily invested in this presidential election than at any time since the 1972 Watergate scandal led to stricter campaign- finance laws.

A series of court decisions and regulatory changes in 2010 unraveled federal limits on donations, paving the way for a return of the big players. They are pooling their money in nonprofits, which keep contributor names secret, and super- political action committees, which amassed $350 million through the end of July.

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Top Republican contributors say they back the party’s presidential candidate Mitt Romney because they agree with his small-government philosophy or oppose President Barack Obama’s new regulations on banks and the health-care industry.

Yet Romney is more than just a political kindred spirit; he’s a sound investment. Here’s how a Romney presidency might pay off -- literally -- for some of these super-donors.

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Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-29/donors-invest-millions-in-romney-for-billions-in-returns.html

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The article focuses on what billionaires Sheldon Adelson, Harold Simmons, John Childs and the Koch brothers can expect to get in return for their political investment.

Re the Kochs: instead of describing how they could profit from Romney cutting environmental regulations (which they also want cut), the article deals with how financial deregulation could mean much more profit for their trading company, Koch Supply and Trading, "one of the world’s largest energy traders, which also deals in swaps for clients including hedge and pension funds."