Kaine Cancels Appearance Tomorrow
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 30th, 2008 4:42 am by HL
Kaine Cancels Appearance Tomorrow
Due to a “scheduling problem,” the Politicker has learned that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine will not attend tomorrow night’s fundraiser for the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee as previously planned.
Meanwhile, NBC News reports Obama was at veep vetter Eric Holder’s office for the second day in a row.
Geek Power
The Wall Street Journal runs an interesting piece on “the most unlikely fund-raising success story of this campaign season.”
“Running to represent a mostly lower-middle-class district with just 11,000 registered voters,” Sean Tevis “has raised more than $95,000. The astounding sum hasn’t come from his neighbors, but from kindred spirits nationwide. Systems analysts, programmers and Web designers have showered him with donations in appreciation of his offbeat online fund-raising plea, which consists of a stick-figure comic strip Running for Office: It’s Like a Flamewar With a Forum Troll, but With an Eventual Winner.”
