Please, Mr. President, LISTEN to me...

[YvonneCa]

...http://educationrumination.com/2011/07/23/please-mr-president-listen-to-me/


For the teachers here. :grouphug:

[Cool Logic]

1. He's not raising money like he was in 2008. Thus, he is more interested in listening to Wall St.

For Fundraising, Obama Relies Even More on Wall Street

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43854224

[YvonneCa]

2. Maybe he needs those of us who went...

...door to door in 2004 and 2008 (many of us teachers) to help him out. ;)

[tallahasseedem]

3. Nice try...

and you have certainly been posting a lot in your very short time here.

[Cool Logic]

4. You and I both know that teachers will vote exactly like they did in 2008,

However, at this point in the cycle, it's all about raising money and adjusting his image to attract Independents. Early on, many thought that Obama would be the first to break a Billion in campaign $. Now though, it appears he will be lucky to match what he raised in 08. That's why he's hittin' the big boys hard.

Even when Obama is receiving criticism from some quarters on Wall Street, he's adding new Wall Street bundlers who did not work for him in 2008. Four of them are: former Goldman Sachs CEO Jon Corzine, Evercore Partners executive Charles Myers, Greenstreet Real Estate Partners CEO Steven Green and Azita Raji, a former investment banker for JPMorgan.

The other five finance-related top tier-Obama bundlers, who are bundling for him again this campaign, are:

Mark and Nancy Gilbert, of Barclays
Blair Effron, of Centerview Partners
Kirk Rudy, of Endeavor Real Estate
Orin Kramer, of Boston Provident
John Emerson, of Capital Group Companies