“Some donations to the two candidates seem to have no philosophical foundation. Take, for example, the recent donations of HMS Host, the Maryland company that sold $68 million in food and beverages last year to travelers at LAX. HMS Host and a few of its executives from suburban Washington, D.C., sent $5,000 to Hahn’s campaign on April 20. The company and some executives sent an identical amount to Villaraigosa’s campaign two days later.”

Now HMS Host is showing themselves to be savvy.