Petrelis Files

Pundits Bruce Cain, Larry Sabato Donated to Dems

Another election day has passed and two of the most frequently quoted pundits, Bruce Cain of the University of California at Berkeley and Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, are all over the news, giving their supposedly unbiased opinions.

A quick search of Federal Election Commission records at NewsMeat.com reveals that Cain gave Sen. John Kerry $300 last year and Sabato donated $500 in 1999 to Utah Democrat James Matheson's winning run for a seat in the House.

Yet, good luck locating a single news story that quotes either man and references the political donations they've made.

Sabato's official site, the Crystal Ball, evaluates Rep. Matheson's race in 2006, and he doesn't mention his contribution to Matheson. I guess Sabato doesn't believe in full disclosure and transparency.

These are their FEC listings:

Cain, Bruce
San Rafael, CA 94901
UC Berkeley/Professor
KERRY, JOHN F (D)
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
$300
07/26/04

SABATO, LARRY
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
MATHESON, JAMES DAVID (D)
House (UT 02)
MATHESON FOR CONGRESS
$500
05/21/99