President Obama’s technocratic style made him a popular candidate on Wall Street, but this year he’s losing dozens of major donors to Mitt Romney, who made his own fortune in finance.Romney has raised more than twice as much money from Wall Street donors as Obama this cycle, according to Bloomberg News, thanks in part to donations from at least 100 people who backed Obama in 2008. In 2008, Obama outraised Romney $15 million to $5 million among securities and investment employees.
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