Crony Alert: Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton lead Wall Street fundraising race

With former Florida Governor Jeb Bush out of the presidential race, Marco Rubio has taken over the Wall Street fundraising race in the Republican Party. Of course, as expected, Hillary Clinton is leading the Democrats.

According to a Reuters review of campaign finance disclosures, Rubio, who is vying for second place in the GOP field, has received more than $4 million from Wall Street banks and investment firms, such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank. Rubio is trying to position himself as the Republican Party’s establishment alternative to unconventional frontrunner Donald Trump.

Prior to his exit from the race, Bush was in second place with $2.45 million in Wall Street contributions. Texas Senator Ted Cruz has received just under $85,000 from Wall Street employees, but that should be a good thing for an anti-establishment candidate.

Meanwhile, among active presidential hopefuls, Clinton sits in second place. She has generated $723,361 in funds (perhaps it’s less because Wall Street already paid her obscene amounts of money to deliver speeches). Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has raised just under $27,000 from Wall Street.

Political observers say that Rubio could be generating more Wall Street dollars as the GOP field winds down to a handful. The newswire agency noted, for instance, that soon after Bush quit the race, the financial minds on Wall Street said they were ready to throw their money behind Rubio’s campaign.

Maybe Rubio has been telling Wall Street insiders that we have to dispel the myth that President Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. Maybe Rubio has been telling Wall Street insiders that we have to dispel the myth that President Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. Maybe Rubio has been telling Wall Street insiders that we have to dispel the myth that President Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. (SEE: OUCH: A Marco Rubio montage repeating same Obama line 5 times.)

The one presidential candidate who has received practically nothing from Wall Street is Trump himself. The real estate billionaire mogul’s campaign for president has been given just $1,567.