Facebook has spent $140,000 "friending" Republicans
this year.
As the social media company prepares to influence policy,
Facebook's political action committee has raised a sizable amount of money. It
has doled out more to Republicans, $140,000, compared with $127,000 to
Democrats through the end of September, according to a CNNMoney review of
federal records released Monday.
Many companies, much like special interest groups such as trade unions, form
PACs to collect funds that they contribute to election campaigns of political
candidates.
Some technology companies like Microsoft stayed away from
influencing Washington
