If I Were a Big Donor, I'd Party in My Sky Box All Day Long
August 25, 2008
Ok, first apologies to the writers of Fiddler on the Roof for that headline.
Leslie Wayne and Michael Luo of The New York Times nail the convention party story today in their report on how campaign donors to the political parties are getting, well, a little special treatment when they attend the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Major donors to the Democratic Party, the Obama campaign and the Denver host committee are getting Invesco sky boxes. Donors giving $1,000 to the Obama Victory Fund in Colorado get "club level" seats and a postspeech reception. And bundlers who delivered on their $250,000 pledges will get premium seats and convention passes.
On the Republican side:
Ok, first apologies to the writers of Fiddler on the Roof for that headline.
Leslie Wayne and Michael Luo of The New York Times nail the convention party story today in their report on how campaign donors to the political parties are getting, well, a little special treatment when they attend the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Major donors to the Democratic Party, the Obama campaign and the Denver host committee are getting Invesco sky boxes. Donors giving $1,000 to the Obama Victory Fund in Colorado get "club level" seats and a postspeech reception. And bundlers who delivered on their $250,000 pledges will get premium seats and convention passes.
On the Republican side:
