Wal-Mart says go out and vote

I read a few interesting articles today, they aren't new but they are worth mentioning. It seems that Wal-Mart now is interested in if their employees vote. It has started a campaign to get it's 1.3 million employees to vote. I think this is a great thing, because according to the numbers, the demographics that work at Wal-Mart are largely Democrat voters. It sorta seems odd that a company that has donated about $710,000 so far this cycle to the Republicans and only about $290,000 to the Democrats. It seems that Wal-Mart is hedging it's bets a bit, but it looks clear by these numbers alone what side they are on.

Check out these two articles.
http://www.slate.com/id/2151043/
This one is about the 2004 election, but it is an interesting article about how Wal-Mart differs from even other discount stores.
http://www.slate.com/id/2104988/
Also check this out, a really good show from Frontline entitled Is Wal-Mart good for America? You can actaully watch the whole episode online.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/