McCain's campaign $$: "Bundler Collects From Unlikely Donors"

[rainbow4321]

Started to go thru his FEC info after seeing it's link here on DU. One of the first names from his Disbursements by Payee list was "ABDULLAH ABDULLAH" and what looks like several of his family members. Ok..no big deal til I found this article saying that this guy also is part of some "bundling" deal done by someone in McCain's camp.


LONG article but well worth the read about McCain's money trail


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080503502_pf.html



The bundle of $2,300 and $4,600 checks that poured into Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign on March 12 came from an unlikely group of California donors: a mechanic from D&D Auto Repair in Whittier, the manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy No. 5727, the 30-something owners of the Twilight Hookah Lounge in Fullerton. But the man who gathered checks from them is no stranger to McCain -- he shuttled the Republican on his private plane and held a fundraising event for the candidate at his house in Delray Beach, Fla.

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Some of the most prolific givers in Sargeant's network live in modest homes in Southern California's Inland Empire. Most had never given a political contribution before being contacted by Sargeant or his associates. Most said they have never voiced much interest in politics. And in several instances, they had never registered to vote. And yet, records show, some families have ponied up as much as $18,400 for various candidates between December and March. Both Sargeant and the donors were vague when asked to explain how Sargeant persuaded them to give away so much money.

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Reached at work, Abdullah said he knows little about the campaign. "I have no idea. I'll be honest with you," he said. "I'm involved in the restaurant business. My brother Faisal recommended John McCain. Whenever he makes a recommendation, we do it."