Despite running as a reformer, a man who will bring “hope and change”, and the end of business as usual, it’s all just smoke and mirrors for the Obama campaign. Barack Obama will work towards collecting “soft money” to help fund the Democratic convention in Denver, a practice which Obama has decried in the past.
WASHINGTON — Facing a large deficit in the Democratic National Convention budget, officials from Barack Obama’s campaign have begun personally soliciting labor unions and others for contributions of up to $1 million. In exchange, donors could get stadium skyboxes for Obama’s acceptance speech and other perks.Obama has regularly criticized politicians seeking large donations outside the framework of campaign finance regulations — so-called soft money — while touting the virtues of relying on small donations.
But campaign officials last month reluctantly decided they had to take a hand in raising large donations from individuals, unions and corporations. Some of the donors get special bundles of perks, including use of the party suites at Denver’s Invesco Field, as well as special policy briefings by Obama advisors, choice hotel rooms and party invitations.What caused the shift was evidence that the Denver Host Committee was having trouble raising the estimated $60 million in cash and in-kind contributions needed to fund the convention, which runs Aug. 24-29.
Simply amazing. This Barack Obama guy stands for absolutely nothing.
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