Looks like Granpa "Don't know much about economics" McWAR has lost some of the moneybags who normally support the GOP.
Bush Business Donors Shunning McCain for Democratic Candidates
By Jonathan D. Salant
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is struggling to attract money from some of the same industries that helped bankroll President George W. Bush's record-setting fundraising.
Employees from the securities, construction, pharmaceutical and energy industries, who accounted for about a tenth of Bush's money in 2004, are turned off by his record and giving more to his Democratic rivals, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Obama and Clinton each raised close to $11 million from the four industries through the end of March, compared with $6 million for McCain.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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