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Obama Fundraisers Highly Coveted Despite Lower Approval Rating
abc ^ | 8/26/10 | HUMA KHAN

Posted on 08/26/2010 6:08:09 PM PDT by Nachum

President Obama's approval rating may be on the decline, but that hasn't diminished his star power as fundraiser-in-chief. In fact, demand for the president has grown in what will be a contentious mid-term election, with Republicans planning to sweep Congress.

Since January, the president has raked in more than $20 million for Democratic candidates and committees, and he continues to draw supporters who pay thousands of dollars to hear and see the president, and take a picture with him -- for an additional cost, of course. How much exactly the president has raised is still unknown, since the administration is not required to report it yet.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coveted; fundraisers; highly; obama

1 posted on 08/26/2010 6:08:13 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Anyone who can get that freak elected must be very good at their job.


2 posted on 08/26/2010 6:09:46 PM PDT by Soothesayer (“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license...")
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

http://www.nachumlist.com/


3 posted on 08/26/2010 6:10:03 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

So apart from Republicans, who’s asking this guy to show up in their town?


4 posted on 08/26/2010 6:10:29 PM PDT by tanuki (Obamacare, Cap and Tax, Amnesty, in that order....)
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To: Nachum
Obama Fundraisers Highly Coveted Despite Lower Approval Rating

Well of course! He's still GOD to his fellow travelers.

5 posted on 08/26/2010 6:12:07 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate: Republicans freed the slaves Month.)
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To: Nachum

“Since January, the president has raked in more than $20 million...”

Didn’t John McCain spend about that much defending his position as the Republican candidate for Senate?


6 posted on 08/26/2010 6:13:27 PM PDT by Darth Reardon (Im running for the US Senate for a simple reason, I want to win a Nobel Peace Prize - Rubio)
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To: Soothesayer

I think he’s more of a freak show.


7 posted on 08/26/2010 6:18:18 PM PDT by ChocChipCookie (TheSurvivalMom.com)
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To: Nachum

The EXACT same thing happened when”Bubba’s”ratings went SOUTH!These people are KOOL AID DRINKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


8 posted on 08/26/2010 6:18:19 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: Nachum

Lies. Straight from the Oval Office to ABC.

Clinton had to return more donations than Obama garners.

Al Gore couldn’t tip his priests with the pittances Obama raises.


9 posted on 08/26/2010 6:35:24 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: Nachum

BTW, is this OUR Huma writing this drivel?


10 posted on 08/26/2010 10:43:46 PM PDT by tanuki (Obamacare, Cap and Tax, Amnesty, in that order....)
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