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Lord Palmerston
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posted 06 August 2008 09:29 AM      Profile for Lord Palmerston     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Obama supports business as usual

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While his campaign has cited its volume of small donations as a rationale for his decision to opt out of public financing for the general election, Mr. Obama has worked to build a network of big-dollar supporters from the time he began contemplating a run for the United States Senate. He tapped into well-connected people in Chicago prior to the 2004 Senate race, and once elected, set out across the country starting to cultivate some of his party’s most influential money collectors.

He courted them with the savvy of a veteran politician, through phone calls, meals and one-on-one meetings; he wrote thank-you cards and remembered birthdays; he sent them autographed copies of his book and doted on their children.

The fruits of his efforts have put Mr. Obama’s major donors on a pace that almost rivals the $147 million raised by President Bush’s network of Pioneers and Rangers in contributions of $1,000 or larger during the 2004 primary season.


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wage zombie
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posted 06 August 2008 03:46 PM      Profile for wage zombie     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wait a minute...Obama's put effort into fund raising?!? Courting donors??! Omigod, and he made phone calls, and sent thank you cards?!? Wow that's damning for sure. What a right wing neocon ideologue corporate stooge.
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Michelle
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posted 06 August 2008 04:44 PM      Profile for Michelle   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Yeah, I think this is kind of spurious, too. Why wouldn't he do all this in order to fundraise? All parties try to raise funds. Sounds like he's really smart at it.
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Policywonk
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posted 06 August 2008 06:13 PM      Profile for Policywonk     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
He also has lots and lots of little donors. The problem is who some of those big donors may be.
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