Historically, contributions by the RIAA have been pretty evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Lobbyists care more about influence than they do about

Historically, contributions by the RIAA have been pretty evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Lobbyists care more about influence than they do about the R or D after the name. Politicians care more about reelection campaign funding then they do about ideology. Edit - sources: http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cycle=2012&cmte=C00009357 http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cycle=2012&cm... http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00139519&cycle=2012 http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00139519&#3... You need to look through the last few election cycles for a full picture. The MPAA, it seems, leans towards Democrats, but they do shift contributions according to which party controls each chamber.