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-Election 2012

Obama taps overseas donor pool

2012-06-24

The all-consuming hunt for donors has led President Barack Obama
B.O....
's campaign to England. And La Belle France. And China.

Obama is tapping the network of American citizens living outside the 50 states more than any other presidential campaign has before, with more than a dozen bundlers who have pledged to raise as much as $4.5 million.

The president's overseas power centers include London, where high-powered execs like Warner Bros. Josh Berger and Anthony Gardner of Palamon Capital Partners have promised to deliver as much as $500,000 each to the campaign, and Shanghai, where businessman and Technology for Obama co-Chairman Robert Roche has committed to bringing in more than $500,000.

It's all legal -- the donors are American citizens who pay U.S. taxes -- and the net income to the campaigns is paltry compared the hundreds of millions of dollars raised stateside. Presidential campaigns have long taken in campaign donations from expats and people living in U.S. territories, but Obama's campaign is focusing on those donations more than ever.

Posted by:Fred

#18 I hope they do not trash the residence when they depart.

Hitler did.

Posted by: gorb 2012-06-24 20:02

#17 *I recently realized that FLOTUS is indeed on her way to London for Olympic deeds, and fine wagyu prime rib with aus juice served in fine crystal gravy boats.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-06-24 17:30

#16 ...why, that would just be racist. /sarc off

Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-06-24 14:08

#15 More and more I am fearing when this worthless puke is voted out, he will refuse to leave.

Well, I for one would like to see him try it. Come January the 20th, Chief Justice Roberts will be swearing in President Romney (I hope).

After that, if Obama refuses to vacate the WH, he can be forcibly removed by the Military or the U.S. Marshals. That would be sweet sweet joy.

Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-06-24 13:38

#14 Try to get money from folks that cant see first hand what Obamas done to the us economy.

Posted by: Rjschwarz 2012-06-24 13:18

#13 Oh, I think he'll try that, Darth....

Posted by: Barbara 2012-06-24 11:55

#12 More and more I am fearing when this worthless puke is voted out, he will refuse to leave.

Posted by: DarthVader 2012-06-24 11:11

#11

"Just this week, we learned that one of the largest groups paying for these ads regularly takes in money from foreign corporations. So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections. And they won't tell you where the money (for) their ads comes from."

President Obama - Oct. 7, 2010

So the narrative progresses. SuperPacs are bad. But the other guys are have 'em. And as much as we don't want to - we have to start our own otherwise we're at a huge disadvantage. Foriegn money in elections is bad. It's probably from corporations that want to outsource jobs. But foriegn money for us is fine because we will promise to disclose our donors.

Posted by: DepotGuy 2012-06-24 11:02

#10 Just unilaterally declare everyone to be a citizen, rake in even more $!

Posted by: Perfesser 2012-06-24 10:32

#9 Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses...Give me your wedding and birthday presents.

Posted by: JohnQC 2012-06-24 10:24

#8 There is nothing wrong with soliciting donations from American citizens, wherever they might be... so long as it's only the Americans. The issue is that this president's team has been willing to play fast and lose with the rules in the past, and we had stories here at Rantburg last time round about confirmation mechanisms deliberately disabled, coupled with boasts from eg. the Palestinian Territories of bundled donations from not only non-citizens, but non-citizens who believed they were thusly purchasing an outcome. On the other hand, that particular bunch did not get what they paid for, so they may have joined the many other former donors who've reportedly closed their checkbooks. And with the campaign burn rate reported as considerably higher than is traditional, not to mention considerably higher than President Obama's opponent's, I have to wonder how much George Soros is going to have to fork over personally, just to ensure they don't run out before November.

Posted by: trailing wife 2012-06-24 08:57

#7 The poor, worthless, communist, racist, Kenyan imposter bastard and his hateful Chicago breed sow/beard are way out of their league! I hope they do not trash the residence when they depart.

FIFY

Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-06-24 08:51

#6 I am quite sure this will require a jaunt to cote d'azul by the executively privilaged first lady.

Tut tut, four and a half millis, well it is only the green fees, I am quite certain Uncle Oh has transmitted this information.

And to be fair, Teh Won has also marked my veterinarian and suggested quite humbly that perhaps instead of purchasing doggy treats, I donate three quid to the Mr. Obama slush fund.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-06-24 08:47

#5 "contributions from over seas" have a long history. Unions, elections, and political movements. George Soros would be a major bundler in my opinion. Funding internal conflict has been around a long time. Just my idea on how some of these outfits stay around or get partial media treatment. Obama is just too obvious.

Posted by: Dale 2012-06-24 08:40

#4 At the risk of sinktrap or worse, let me say.

The poor, worthless, communist, racist, Kenyan emposter bastard and his hateful Chicago breed sow are way out of their league! I hope they do not trash the residence when they depart.

Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-24 07:25

#3 "Pioneering" overseas campaign donations is he?

Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-24 07:19

#2 The only one he's got left?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-06-24 02:28

#1 It should be illegal too get campaign contributions from over seas

Posted by: chris 2012-06-24 00:34

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