Quarterly presidential fundraising reports released this week reveal that Wall Street's top picks for president are still Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Bush collected more than $900,000 from people who work in finance, while Clinton took in just under $700,000. In addition, several Clinton bundlers who hail from the finance industry each raised $100,000 or more.
Wall Street's preference for the dynasty candidates is nothing new: Despite her attempts to strike a populist tone, Clinton has long had close ties to Wall Street. "If it turns out to be Jeb versus Hillary we would love that," said a Wall Street lawyer in 2014, adding that "either outcome would be fine."
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