Does the Obama campaign care about other Dems?
Good Sunday morning. BEHIND THE CURTAIN -- "Obama looks to lock up big money: President's team eyes those who can max out donations," by Tribune's Tom Hamburger and Matea Gold "Presidential Partners asks supporters to commit $75,800 to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint project of the president's Chicago-based campaign and the Democratic National Committee. That would put Democratic contributors at the maximum they are allowed to give national party committees for the 2012 cycle -- leaving them unable to donate to the party's congressional fundraising entities. .. While Obama continues to woo supporters at inexpensive fundraisers, his meetings with high rollers ... could undercut the image he has tried to craft. About 115 donors have signed up to be Presidential Partners, one of three major programs to offer special access to campaign officials in exchange for contributions. ...
Those words appeared my daily Politico email, Mike Allen's Political Playbook. So I went to the underlying article in The Chicago Tribune, from which let me offer two brief snips:
So far, about 115 donors have signed up for Presidential Partners, one of three major donor
