Golisano Donates $1 Million To Democratic Convention
Former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon must have a Svengali type hold over Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano. How else would you explain Mr. Golisano’s decision to donate $1 million to the Democratic National Convention?
According to the New York Times:
Tom Golisano, the Rochester billionaire and registered Republican, donated $1 million on Friday to the host committee of the Democratic Party’s convention in Denver, making him one of the largest donors to the planning efforts surrounding the expected coronation of Barack Obama as the party’s nominee next week.
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Mr. Pigeon is the former chairman of the Democratic Party in Erie County and joined the Obama campaign’s finance committee a few weeks ago; he subsequently played a key role in soliciting the donation from Mr. Golisano. Mr. Pigeon recently co-hosted a fund-raiser for Mr. Obama in San Francisco and said he would probably organize future events in New York.
Mr. Golisano’s $1 million donation is far above the $2,300 limit for donors to the Obama campaign itself and is one of the largest “soft money” donations made to the convention committee.
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“We think one of the things New York needs to come back is a strong relationship with the federal government,” Mr. Pigeon said. Mr. Golisano, he added, “is looking at Obama’s message of change and hope and is very down on the last eight years of what the Bush administration has done, especially the Iraq war.”
I thought John McCain, not George Bush, was the Republican candidate.
Having Golisano’s money being used to advance Democratic talking points really hurts Golisano’s credibility. If Golisano is committed to reform, the first thing he should do is dump Pigeon!
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Well Said….