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Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is largely viewed as a staunch Bush supporter and Republican insider, but in the not too distant past she was a financial backer of Al Gore and the Democrats, NewsMax has learned.

In 1987 Miers gave $1,000 to the primary campaign of Democratic Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, a fellow Texan who also ran with Michael Dukakis on his party’s ticket against Bush’s father in 1988.

During that presidential campaign, Miers contributed $1,000 to the Albert Gore for President Committee, as well as $1,000 to the Democratic National Committee. Gore lost the Democratic primaries to Dukakis.

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  In recent years Miers has given only to Republicans. She has backed Republican Pete Sessions, the Congressman from Dallas and one of the House’s most noted conservatives.

She has also supported George W. Bush. She gave $1,000 to the George Bush campaign in 1999, and $2,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2003. She also contributed $5,000 to the Bush-Cheney Inc. Recount Fund in 2000.

Here’s a run down of recent political contributions Miers has made: