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New York Is All McCain’s, for a Night
NYT ^ | January 23, 2008 | ELISABETH BUMILLER

Posted on 01/22/2008 9:21:42 PM PST by americanophile

ORLANDO, Fla. — Senator John McCain of Arizona scooped up $1 million for his presidential campaign on Tuesday night in the center of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s political turf, the St. Regis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, and announced the support of former Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato and a swath of the New York Republican establishment.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New York
KEYWORDS: damato; election; mccain; money
D'Amato switched from Thompson to McCain, interesting.
1 posted on 01/22/2008 9:21:43 PM PST by americanophile
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To: americanophile

Well, that settles it. If Alphonse is for McCain, who can resist the pull ;-)


2 posted on 01/22/2008 9:22:41 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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rudy can’t even win NY. now that is sad


3 posted on 01/22/2008 9:23:09 PM PST by ari-freedom (The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government)
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Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato - enough said!


4 posted on 01/22/2008 9:26:00 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Number1FredHeadSwitch2Mitt)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

me.


5 posted on 01/22/2008 9:32:07 PM PST by americanophile
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New York liberals contributing to McQueegs campaign.


6 posted on 01/22/2008 9:35:03 PM PST by Mogollon
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To: TitansAFC; meandog; therut; MARTIAL MONK; furquhart; sportutegrl; aroostook war; mossyoaks; ...
The McCain List.

Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY) endorses McCain, and McCain bags a million bucks at a Manhattan fundraiser. Not bad!
7 posted on 01/22/2008 10:46:24 PM PST by Norman Bates
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Isn’t McCain the one who was always talking about how big donors corrupt politics? What a hypocrite.


8 posted on 01/22/2008 10:50:21 PM PST by detective
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Isn’t McCain the one who was always talking about how big donors corrupt politics? What a hypocrite.

A fund raising event is collection of many donors. The size of the permissible donation is spelled out by the Federal Election Commission.

9 posted on 01/22/2008 11:00:35 PM PST by Polybius
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