I have learned that President Bush will be coming to Colorado on Jan 31st to do a major fundraiser for Bob Schaffer's Senate campaign. Apparently invitations have gone out and the cost is steep, as is to be expected for the President of the United States. The number I was told is $1500 for the reception per person.
This should be huge for Bob Schaffer. He should be able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars off it to pad his campaign account. While I do not know all the details, I would not be surprised to learn that they will also be raising victory funds or some other soft money dollars so that maxed out donors can write the really big checks to help benefit Bob.
I know the Dems will be wailing their usual blather about how could Bob be seen with the President and this will be bad for Bob, but don't believe it for a minute. Getting big cash into a campaign is critical and more important than any minor negatives with doing a fundraiser with President Bush. Let's face it, the Dem strategy will be to try and tie Bob to the President anyway, so the visit changes nothing on that front. However raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in one pop makes a big difference. This campaign will be a down to the wire deal and Bob could definitely end up winning it.
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