Claim: Ever since Chrysler announced that it wanted to shed 789 of its 3,188 nationwide dealerships, speculation and outright accusations have circulated to the effect that Republican donors were being singled out. The list of dealers slated for closing contained some who had given to Republican candidates, and far fewer who had given to Democrats. One blogger's early tabulation, based on the first five pages of the 40-page list of closed dealers, showed $120,000 had been given to GOP candidates and $34,350 to Democratic candidates in 2004 and 2008 .
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Verdict: ever since chrysler announced that it wanted to shed 789 of its 3,188 nationwide dealerships, speculation and outright accusations have circulated to the effect that republican donors were being singled out. the list of dealers slated for closing contained some who had given to republican candidates, and far fewer who had given to democrats. one blogger's early tabulation, based on the first five pages of the 40-page list of closed dealers, showed $120,000 had been given to gop candidates and $34,350 to democratic candidates in 2004 and 2008 .
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2009-06-06T19:17:29