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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  OBAMA FUNDRAISER FOR REPUBLICAN? Thu May 24 2007 10:20:25 ET Alarm bells were sounded briefly within the Congressional Black Caucus this week when word spread of a fundraiser benefiting both the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and the Republican opponent of Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), ROLL CALL reports. What? Why would Obama be raising money with a Republican, and one who is seeking to knock off one of his fellow CBC colleagues to boot? Turns out that the event, a 5K run/walk with a registration fee ranging from $30 to $35, was not sanctioned by the Obama campaign ? which sought to put the kibosh on it as soon as the Senator?s advisers learned about it. It was organized by a grass-roots supporter in Georgia, who also is a backer of Deborah Honeycutt (R), Scott?s challenger. The plan was that 85 percent of the proceeds from the event would go to Obama and 15 percent to Honeycutt, who garnered 31 percent of the vote against Scott in 2006 and is running again in 2008. The event was linked through my.barackobama.com, the campaign?s grass-roots networking Web site that allows supporters to share planned events. |
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