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...investors whose fortunes have grown with the stock market and trial lawyers who want to protect the right of plaintiffs to unlimited damages from corporations. What better evidence of the "Mack Magic," as he himself calls it, than the balance of heavy hitters lined up for last week's gala: of the 26 donors of $500,000, just over a third represented labor unions...
...favor for a powerful labor boss that McAuliffe agreed to chair last Wednesday's gala. AFL-CIO president John Sweeney had become so unhappy with D.N.C. leaders that he threatened to stop affiliated unions from donating to the party unless McAuliffe took over its reins. Only he could raise a lot of money quickly to get Gore on the air during the lead-up to his nomination, Sweeney argued. McAuliffe was unwilling to take the full-time job, but he did promise to lead the drive for dollars. At 9 a.m. on March 27, he and associate Peter O'Keefe...
There was more to Al Gore's hangover Thursday morning than an excess of champagne during the previous night's $26 million Democratic fund-raising gala. He'd scored one for free trade and corporate campaign donations by being on the winning side of the China trade bill, but he'd had to buck the Big Labor heavies - and like a boozy faux pas, it might be coming back to haunt him. He'd asked unions the classic New Democrat question - where else you gonna go? - but this time they were giving it some serious thought. "In the end, most...
Bill Clinton remains the party's best draw; he could tally as much as $25 million before the convention, a Democratic insider estimates. A gala tribute to Clinton in May, staged by money magician Terry McAuliffe, is expected to raise at least $5 million. Gore will begin pitching in later this month. On March 30, with two Gore dinners in Washington and three Clinton events in New York City, the D.N.C. hopes to ring in close to $3 million...
...Bill Clinton remains the party's best draw; he could tally as much as $25 million before the convention, a Democratic insider estimates. A gala tribute to Clinton in May, staged by money magician Terry McAuliffe, is expected to raise at least $5 million. Gore will begin pitching in later this month. On March 30, with two Gore dinners in Washington and three Clinton events in New York City, the DNC hopes to bring in close to $3 million...