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Another Sign Gore Isn't Running? Key New Hampshire Backer Boosts Obama
Here's another sign that suggests Al Gore may have decided to sit out the Presidential race: One of his longtime supporters has just given a campaign check to another Presidential candidate — apparently with the tacit approval of Gore himself.
The Boston Globe reports reports that Debby Butler, a key Gore backer from New Hampshire and a longtime activist in the state, has sent a check for $1,000 to Barack Obama. The kicker is that according to the Globe, Butler even got in touch with Gore's office and double-checked to see if he would be okay with her making donations to other candidates. The answer, obviously, was Yes.
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Big deal. I doubt Gore's running, but I can't put too much stock in a supporter giving a grand to Obama as a newsworthy sign that he's passed on the race. If the donor was giving to Hillary on the other hand ...
April 20, 2007 7:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
So much for Bill Clinton trying to fake out the public with his Gore predictions.
April 20, 2007 9:43 PM | Reply | Permalink