WASHINGTON -- A frustrated business community, opposed to the kind of tea party politics that led to a government shutdown and near debt default, has vowed to protect and elect more moderate Republican lawmakers in next year's primary elections.
But that will require some shift in campaign spending priorities.
Contributions from a host of major trade group PACs during the first nine months of the year showed a clear preference for the House Republicans who ultimately voted for the compromise bill reopening the government and raising the debt limit. At the same time, these PACs gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the House Republicans who voted against the compromise -- and therefore against corporate America's stated wishes.
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