George Bush set for John McCain event in Phoenix this month
May 8th, 2008, 4:06 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Paul Giblin
President Bush is set to headline a high-dollar campaign event in Phoenix later this month to benefit Republican candidate John McCain.
The political fund-raiser is designed to appeal to deep-pocketed contributors who can donate as much as $37,000 at once. The event actually is a joint production of seven different campaign organizations, which will allow contributors to spread their money around.
The organizations: John McCain 2008, John McCain 2008 General election Compliance Fund, the Republican National Committee, and the state Republican parties for Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico and Wisconsin.
The first $2,300 from every contribution, according to the organizers, is earmarked for the John McCain 2008 committee, which is the candidate’s official campaign organization.
The next $2,300 is slated for the Compliance Fund, which is a source of revenue that’s intended to help defray certain allowable expenses, including office overhead expenditures and computer and Web site costs.
The balance of each contribution will be split evenly between the RNC and the state parties, which operate independently of McCain’s campaign and benefit Republican candidates at the national and state levels, respectively.
McCain campaign officials did not immediately return a call for comment.Meanwhile, Arizona Democratic Party spokeswoman Emily Bittner said it’s fitting that Bush is lined up as the featured speaker. “This is further evidence that what John McCain really represents is a third Bush term,” she said.
Here’s the details…
WHAT: John McCain fundraiser featuring President Bush
WHEN: 5:30 p.m., May 27
WHERE: Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, 100 N. Third St., Phoenix
INFO: Andrea Tyler Evans at (602) 488-5959 or aveans@mccain08hq.com
