Now you can vote based on which candidate your favorite athlete or sports personality donated money towards.
REPUBLICANS
• Rudy Giuliani: George Steinbrenner (Owner of the New York Yankees), Brian France (Chairman in NASCAR), Jeff Gordon (NASCAR Driver), Kiki Van De Weghe (former NBA player/Blazer current NBA analyst for ESPN), John Elway (Former NFL quarterback Denver Broncos), Alex Rodriguez (Third baseman of the New York Yankees), Fran Tarkenton (NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback).
• John McCain: Roger Goodell (NFL Commissioner), Jerry Reinsdorf (Owner of the Chicago Bulls/White Sox), Jerry Jones (Owner Dallas Cowboys), Robert Kraft (Owner New England Patriots), George Bodenheimer (President of ESPN), Lute Olson (Head basketball coach at the University of Arizona).
• Ron Paul: Wrestling “superstar” Kane.
• Mitt Romney: Robert Kraft, Vin Scully (Legendary broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Fred Thompson: Peyton Manning (Quarterback Indianapolis Colts).
DEMOCRATS
• Hillary Clinton: David Stern (NBA Commissioner), Bob Bowman (President of Major League Baseball Media), Rodney Peete (Former NFL Quarterback most notably with the Eagles), Maloof Brothers (owners of the Sacramento Kings and Palms resorts and casinos), James Dolan (Owner of Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty), Jeffrey Lurie (Owner of the Philadelphia Eagles).
• Chris Dodd: Bud Selig (Commissioner of Major League Baseball), Dick Ebersol (Chairman of NBC Sports), Robert DuPuy (President of Major League Baseball), George Bodenheimer, Jim Calhoun (Head men’s basketball coach at University of Connecticut).
• John Edwards: Scott Boras (Baseball Agent).
• Barack Obama: Juanita Jordan (Ex-Wife of Michael Jordan), Jerry Reinsdorf, John Papenek (ESPN executive), Desmond Howard (Former NFL player analyst for ESPN), Scoop Jackson (NBA Analyst for ESPN), Billy King (Owner of the Philadelphia 76ers), Stephon Marbury (Point guard for the New York Knicks), Emmitt Smith (Former NFL Running back for the Dallas Cowboys and NFL Analyst for ESPN), Phil Jackson (Head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers)
Info from Deadspin.com
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