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GOP LOYALISTS

These are contributors to George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns and/or the Republican National Committee.

A "Pioneer" personally raised at least $100,000 for Bush. A "Ranger" raised at least $200,000 for Bush. A "Super Ranger" is a Ranger who also raised at least $300,000 for the RNC. Others in this list have given extensively to GOP candidates and political-action committees, both personally and through their companies.

Activision games: Robert Kotick, chairman/CEO, Ranger

Call of Duty

DOOM

Spider-Man

Tony Hawk

Applebee’s restaurants: Lloyd Hill, chairman/CEO

Best Buy stores: Richard Schulze, chairman

Boston Concessions Group: Joseph J. O’Donnell, CEO, Ranger

Concession stands at TD Banknorth Garden, Wang Center

Cargill: Warren Staley, chairman/CEO, Ranger

Honeysuckle White turkey

Shady Brook Farms turkey

Sunny Fresh foods

Dell computers, Michael Dell, founder/CEO

DirectMeds: Munr Kazmir, president/CEO, Ranger

Dominos Pizza: David Brandon, chairman/CEO

Johnson & Johnson: Robert Wood Johnson IV, heir, Ranger

Acuvue

Band-Aid

K-Y

Monistat

Motrin

Mylanta

O.B.

Pepsid

Reach

Splenda

Stayfree

Tylenol

Kellogg Co.: James Jenness, chairman/CEO

Eggo

Kashi

Keebler

Kellogg cereals

Morningstar Farms

Nutra-Grain

Pop-Tarts

Smart Start

McCormick & Schmick restaurants: William McCormick, co-founder, Super Ranger

Pepsico: Steven Reinemund, chairman

Frito-Lay

Gatorade

Pepsi

Tropicana

Pier 1 stores: Marvin Girouard, chairman/CEO

RPM International: Thomas C. Sullivan, chairman

Huffy bicycles

Tommy Armour golf clubs

Target stores: Robert Ulrich, chairman/CEO

Urban Outfitters: Richard Hayne, chairman/president

The Wine Group: Arthur Ciocca, chairman

Franzia wine

RIGHT-WING 527S

Americans for Better Government (ABG) funded phone-bank outreach to encourage Colorado residents to support George W. Bush for president and Pete Coors for senator.

Club for Growth (CFG), a straightforward low-tax/limited-government political-action committee, added a 527 fund to its arsenal in the last campaign cycle, and raised a total of $22 million.

Progress for America (PFA) spent millions of dollars helping Bush get re-elected. It now supports the Iraq war, Social Security reform, and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is currently running attack ads against Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Kaine. Those ads show pictures of John Kerry while calling Kaine "another liberal" who will raise taxes. Mitt Romney is vice-chairman of the RGA.

The Republican Leadership Coalition (RLC) advocates free-market solutions, and spends considerable effort and money persuading Hispanic Americans to vote Republican. Its political director, Richard Nadler, is a leader in the fight to teach creationism in Kansas schools.

Ameriquest: Roland Arnall, chairman, PFA donor

Home Depot: Bernard Marcus, founder, PFA donor

Outback Steakhouse, Chris T. Sullivan, chairman, RGA donor

Pilgrim Pride: Lonnie Pilgrim, chairman, PFA donor

Eggs Plus

Pilgrim’s Pride chicken and turkey

Starz Network, John Sie, founder, ABG

TRT Holdings: Robert Rowlings, chairman, CFG and PFA donor

Gold’s Gym

Omni Hotels

Uhlmann Company: John Uhlmann, president, RLC donor

Wheatena

United Dairy Farmers: Robert Lindner Sr., PFA donor

Homemade brand ice cream

UST Inc.: Vincent Gierer, chairman/CEO, PFA donor

Copenhagen

Skoal

Wal-Mart: Alice Walton, heir, PFA donor