Posted on 01/22/2007 7:46:29 AM PST by areafiftyone
On the eve of her historic presidential announcement, Hillary Clinton lost the support of liberal big-ticket donor George Soros to the Barack Obama campaign, the Daily News has learned. Soros' switch was a stunner in the Clinton camp, which had hoped to woo him back amid a flurry of exchanges. "There were e-mails and conference calls," said one Democrat familiar with the shock that met the Soros defection. A spokesman for Soros stressed that he would support Clinton if she wins the Democratic nomination and noted he supported Obama's 2004 Senate campaign. Soros' move was the latest sign that Clinton's hold on big-ticket donors is not as strong as many thought. Team Hillary also recently lost Wall Street fund manager James Torrey to the Illinois senator's camp. Like Soros, Torrey's value goes beyond his own contributions; they are capable of raising millions for Obama. "Having an abundance of money is one, two and three of what political pundits look at to determine presidential viability," said Scott Levenson, president of the Advance Group, a New York-based Democratic fund-raising firm. He said Obama poses only a modest threat to Hillary Clinton because her husband's star power and her well-greased fund-raising operation give her an enormous advantage over fellow Democrats, he said. "One must presume there will be a donor who will give to Barack Obama over Hillary, but the great amount of the money and interest from the Democratic Party will go in the opposite direction," said Levenson.
"He might take from her but this is not competitive. His takes are anomalies, not patterns." Federal Election Commissioner Michael Toner predicts about $1 billion will be spent this presidential election cycle and he estimates a candidate will need to raise $100 million by the end of the year to be "taken seriously." During the last presidential primary, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) raised $234 million and President Bush raised $269 million, but Toner figures 2008 contenders will spend double that. Hillary's two main fund-raising vehicles, HillPAC, a leadership committee, and Friends of Hillary (FOH), are known for hosting a flurry of swanky soirees throughout the city.
Originally published on January 21, 2007
Democracy Alliance (no direct link – source Discover the Network)
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Democracy Alliance was formed last year with major backing from billionaires such as financier George Soros and Colorado software entrepreneur Tim Gill.
~snip~ Interesting participant
Bernard L. Schwartz, retired chief executive of Loral Space & Communications Inc. and an alliance donor, said the group offers partners "an array of opportunities that have passed their smell test." This is most helpful, he said, for big donors who lack the time to closely examine their political investment options.
Terry McAuliffe was just on the O'Reilly Factor stating Soros was limited to $2100.00 in contributions to Obama. Yeah . . . sure.
vast right wing ping
Every RINO that is a Log Cabin republican gets indirect funding from George Soros.
The Log Cabin republicans are members of the HRC.
Matter of fact, Log Cabin republicans AND Victory Fund democrats BOTH belong to the Human Rights Campaign [HRC].
See:
http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Federal_Club11&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21742
Excerpt:
At a separate event during the Convention,
HRC, Log Cabin Republicans and the Gay &
Lesbian Victory Fund honored Republicans
who have stood up against discrimination
in the U.S. Constitution and who work for
equality for GLBT families and individuals.
The message is that not all Republicans
are hostage to President Bush’s divisive
strategy and not all Republicans support
him. Later during Convention week, the
Log Cabin Republicans came to the same
conclusion as HRC that George W. Bush
cannot be our next President.
/excerpt
The new head of HRC [Joe Solmonese] sits on the board of an organization whose top contributor is George Soros.
http://www.outletradio.com/grantham/archives/001775.php
HRC Confirms: Joe Solomonese Is New President and CEO
Log Cabins running for President 2008:
Mitt Romney
http://republicanbydesign.com/wordpress/2006/05/2008-mitt-romney-for-president
Excerpt:
He has been backed by Log Cabin Republicans and other gay groups
/excerpt
John McCain
http://www.ps.logcabin.org/
Excerpt:
Previous Log Cabin awards have been given to Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R-CT), Gov. William Weld (R-MA), Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ), California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. John Danforth (R-MO), Mayor Richard Riordan (R-L.A.), U.S. Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA), U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell (R-CA), and U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), among many others.
/excerpt
Rudolph Giuliani
http://www.logcabinwa.com/archive/200005191808.shtml
Excerpt:
Log Cabin Salutes Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York
"Hearts and Prayers" with Mayor as He Ends His Senate Campaign
/excerpt
Hildabeast vs Soros
She plays dirty Jorge.
It's called political gamesmanship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamesmanship
Mr. Soros probably needs to avoid Ft. Marcy park.
Guess Soros thinks Obama will help him legalize drugs.
Interesting. Thanks!
There would be a shorter list if we cite where Soros does NOT have involvement. Mindboggling it is.
Oooh, that's gotta hurt! hee hee
Hah hah, that's really funny. Who won the spelling bee?
Boy, am I glad I slept through O'Reilly tonight. My heart can't take much more of McAwful.
I think not. Soros is the puppet master. The Clintons are not.
He's going to be everywhere for the next two years. :(
He's Mrs. Clinton's campaign manager and has written a book.
Good thing I can mute or switch channels. Whew.
** (Dumps Hillary for Obama)**
Hmmmm. Who would have known?
He actually has 3 funded RINO republicans, Obama and Hillary for the 2008 race. <<<
It does not surprise me.
Well, they may not perceive her as being far enough left, but she is as far left as any liberal can be without proclaiming themselves marxists or socialists. They must know that, so this strategy is perplexing.
"He wasn't even a polyp in the colon of Illinois politics during the Clinton years."
Lol! Now there's a visual I can live with.
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