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Bush money people helping McCain, study says

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor May 27, 2008 01:58 PM

While there has been quite a bit written about John McCain's struggles in recruiting President Bush's top fund-raisers to his side, a campaign finance watchdog group said today that nearly three dozen are helping the presumptive Republican nominee.

Campaign Money Watch compared lists of “Pioneers” and “Rangers” – those who raised $100,000 and $200,000, respectively, for Bush, with McCain's lists of “Trailblazers” and “Innovators,” those who raise $100,000 or $250,000, respectively. Thirty-four individuals -- 18 Trailblazers and 16 Innovators -- appear on both lists.

“John McCain is depending on nearly three dozen Bush ‘bundlers’ to raise money for his campaign,” David Donnelly, the group's director, said in a statement. “Thirty-four Bush fundraisers have accounted for at least $5.8 million for McCain’s White House bid, and probably much, much more.”

Bush and McCain are holding a closed joint fund-raiser today in Phoenix, and Bush is scheduled to hold two more events for McCain in Utah on Wednesday.

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2 comments so far...

  1. President Bush and John Mccain are two different individual one is currently the President elect of the United States of America while the other is running to become the next President elect of the United States of America but what a great example for the sitting President to lend his support for the next Commander in Chief after all better get help from the real President than from someone that never was a President.Why? because in these times of violent behavior around the world and the emerging of several Terrorists Organizations like the Muslims Extremists and others getting the help from someone like the sitting President that actually dealt with Terrorists threat to this country is a plus to whomever will be the next Commander in Chief.The way of electing the next President in the past will and should not be the same anymore for electing our next President because of the volatile and fragile of peace in our world today than yesterday or yester years.I believe John Mccain is the right person as our next President.

    Posted by skmj May 28, 08 02:42 AM

  1. America and its people is better serve by an experience and mature candidate like John Mccain than an unknown,youthful and less experience candidate in Barrack Hussein Obama.I can't believe some people are fall for the unknown and a product of an anti white and anti America Pastor in Reverent Wright that make a lot of controversial sermons.The fact that he is half and half or in numerical term 50/50 half black and half white his mother American and father Kenyan in he African continent where does his full commitment to the United States belies.Can any liberal and left wing media dig deep under?This is serious stuff that worth investigating.

    Posted by skmj May 28, 08 06:13 PM
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