Hint: it’s not the voters of Nashville and Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, who strongly support a public option. Here are the industries who have donated to Jim Cooper’s campaigns, according to OpenSecrets.org:

• $651,803 Lawyers/Law Firms
• $502,323 Securities & Investment
• $299,103 HOSPITALS/NURSING HOMES
• $237,532 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
• $216,255 Real Estate
• $197,306 Retired
• $184,759 INSURANCE
• $133,981 HEALTH SERVICES/HMOS
• $128,930 Misc Finance
• $125,398 MISC HEALTH
• $112,050 Commercial Banks
• $107,696 Accountants
• $105,107 Education
• $104,650 PHARMACEUTICALS/HEALTH PRODUCTS

That totals up to almost $1 million for Jim Cooper from health care special interests!

No wonder he is fighting for them — and and not for his constituents — when it comes to health care.