Ah yes, the astroturf of big money:
McCain drew $8.8 million in two days after Palin selection
The sum was his biggest two-day haul of the campaign. August was his best fundraising month, although Obama pulled in more.
By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 21, 2008
[…Obama raised $23.1 million last month for a separate joint account called the Obama Victory Fund. The DNC will spend money from that account on Obama’s campaign.
The Illinois senator has made a point of boasting about the millions he raises in small donations. But by using a joint account — which McCain does too — Obama can raise donations far beyond the $4,600 annual cap on individual donations. In fact, $11.4 million came in amounts of more than $4,600. Donors who gave upward of $30,000 included actor George Clooney, plus Wall Street bankers, attorneys and consultants. At least $2.8 million came from lawyers and $1.4 million from people who list their occupation as banking, investment and finance.
California was the largest source of money for the account, $6 million, followed by New York at $2.6 million.]
dan.morain@latimes.com
Times researcher Sandra Poindexter contributed to this report.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-money21-2008sep21,0,940514.story
’nuff said.
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