“Fewer political fundraisers are reaching for their pocketbooks”

LA Times: “An analysis by the Los Angeles Times of campaign finance reports found that only about 100 of the 560 fundraisers who collected money for Obama from friends and colleagues during the 2008 campaign have raised funds for the president’s reelection effort….On the GOP side, The Times determined that fewer than 1 in 5 major fundraisers have personally contributed to the current crop of candidates. Among the nearly 1,000 “Pioneers” and “Rangers” who raised substantial sums of money for George W. Bush’s two campaigns, fewer than 150 have given to the presidential hopefuls this year. Of the roughly 530 who helped Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid in 2008, about 130 have made contributions this year.”

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