New York Fills Barack's Coffers

[illinoisprogressive]

OTIS in N.Y.
<B>BARACK OBAMA</B>
BARACK OBAMA
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June 10, 2007 -- From where he sits in his Sag Harbor, L.I., home, Democratic Party fixture Richard Ravitch can see change looming on the political horizon.

"This country and this world probably would be better off if Barack Obama were president," the former MTA chairman said yesterday as he talked about the Illinois upstart's success at snatching high-rolling donors away from Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"I think he is probably a better candidate than is," said Ravitch, whom most observers had pegged as a Clinton supporter.

Ravitch has not only donated $2,300 to Obama's campaign, he's offered himself up as a rainmaker - joining the ranks of other politicos who have turned New York into a surprisingly fertile ground for Obama donors.

"I've written a lot of letters and I've made phone calls. I intend to help," he said.

Ravitch insists that he likes Hillary Clinton - but as a senator, not president.

"My intuitive sense is, for important reasons, she has a lot of negative views out there of her. This is not anti-Hillary; this is pro-Obama," he said. "And I don't hear the same degree of passion as I do about the Obama candidacy."

He's already found one famous convert.

"My friend Ted Sorensen is as enthusiastic about Barack Obama as I am," he said.

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[Colobo]

1. Gobama!!!

[illinoisprogressive]

2. He is doing nicely. Big fundraiser this weekend in Chicago - Obamatown

[William769]

3. Now all he has to do is overcome this.

Hillary Clinton 42%
Barack Obama 13%
Al Gore 13%
John Edwards 7%
Dennis Kucinich 4%
Joe Biden 3%
Bill Richardson 3%
Unsure 15%

[Colobo]

4. What poll is that?

[Colobo]

5. What poll is that?

[illinoisprogressive]

6. something done by Mark Penn I'd wager.

[silverweb]

8. Hope you're not holding your breath....

:D

[silverweb]

7. "the Illinois upstart" ?? LOL

:rofl: All I've got to say (again) is...

GObama!

GObama!

GObama!