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Showtime (for Obama) at the Apollo
BY Caitlin Ginley | November 29, 2007
Democrat Barack Obama headlines a $50-a-ticket fundraiser at Harlem’s world-famous Apollo Theater.
As Ye Sow . . .
BY Josh Israel | November 19, 2007
Democrat Barack Obama is tops among presidential candidates in making contributions from his leadership PAC to state and local committees and candidates, especially in early-voting states, Congressional Quarterly reports. A third of the PAC’s donations have been spread around Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
Dinner for 9,000
BY Sarah Laskow | November 11, 2007
Nine thousand Iowa Democrats hear six rivals for the party’s presidential nomination pitch their candidacies at the high-stakes Jefferson Jackson Dinner, an event that derailed Bill Bradley in 2000 and heralded John Kerry’s comeback in 2004. Supporters of Barack Obama fill nearly a third of the seats at the dinner.
No PAC–Men
BY Sarah Laskow | November 02, 2007
Democrats John Edwards and Barack Obama make a point of saying that they don’t accept contributions from political action committees, but the gestures don’t mean all that much, The Politico, a Washington-based political newspaper, reports. The $2.6 million that PACs have given to the major presidential candidates this year accounts for only 0.7 percent of their receipts. Hillary Clinton has accepted $747,000 in PAC money, the most of any candidate, but it makes up less than 1 percent of her total contributions.
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BY Josh Israel | October 26, 2007
Robert Farmer, the powerhouse Democratic fundraiser, is leaving Barack Obama’s presidential campaign for Hillary Clinton’s, the Associated Press reports. Farmer, who was a top fundraiser for Bill Clinton in 1992, reportedly angered higher-ups in Hillary Clinton’s campaign when he signed on to Obama’s national finance committee in January.
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