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« on: June 14, 2007, 11:51:23 AM » |
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Bush's Fundraising Dinner Raises $15.4M
NewsMax.com Wires
Thursday, June 14, 2007
WASHINGTON -- President Bush says polls don't matter to him, but his slumping popularity appears to be influencing fellow Republicans in a way that hurts - money.
Bush's yearly fundraising dinner for Republican congressional candidates on Wednesday generated $15.4 million - no small amount, but almost half as much as the $27 million the event brought in last year. Bush raised $23 million at the same dinners in 2005 and 2004.
The take at this year's annual gala benefiting the national Republican Party also took in much less than usual.
Bush helped raise $10.5 million at the event last month, compared with $17 million last year, $15 million the year before and a record $38.5 million in 2004, when he was running for re-election.
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