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babylonsister

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Wed Mar 4, 2015, 09:21 PM Mar 2015

Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million – for now

Hold back, gadzooks! No more than a mil~

Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million – for now

By Matea Gold March 4 at 9:32 AM



An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don’t give more than $1 million right away.

The requested limit, confirmed by multiple people familiar with the amount, may mark the first time that a presidential hopeful has sought to hold off supporters from contributing too much money.

The move reflects concerns among Bush advisers that accepting massive sums from a handful of uber-rich supporters could fuel a perception that the former governor is in their debt. The effort is also driven by a desire to build as broad a pool of donors as possible among wealthier contributors.

So even as Bush (R) is headlining a series of high-dollar events for a super PAC backing his bid, fundraisers have been instructed not to ask donors to give more than $1 million per person this quarter.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/awash-in-cash-bush-asks-donors-to-limit-gifts-to-1-million--for-now/2015/03/04/0b8d3fc6-c1c8-11e4-9271-610273846239_story.html?wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1

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Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million – for now (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2015 OP
Our founding fathers must be doing a huge WTF right now. yourout Mar 2015 #1
And we let it happen. Because "bi-partisanship." blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #3
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #2
Well, so much for getting the change off my dresser jberryhill Mar 2015 #4
I am shocked this isn't a BFD. It was to me; ok. nt babylonsister Mar 2015 #5

yourout

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1. Our founding fathers must be doing a huge WTF right now.
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 09:25 PM
Mar 2015

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Everything they fought against is now controlling the grand old USA.

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