McCain Camp Urges Obama To Release Small Donors
Calling Barack Obama the "greatest fundraiser in presidential political history," John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis urged the Democratic nominee to identify his small donors.
During a morning call with reporters, Davis said Obama has made transparency a cornerstone of his White House bid and that disclosing the identity of all of his donors should be tantamount to his message.
"From our perspective a little bit of sunshine, a little bit of transparency will go a long way on this issue," he said. "They're being kept secret by the Obama campaign for no good reason."
Obama's team announced yesterday that the Democrat raised a record $150M in September. The FEC does not require candidates to release the names of individuals who give less than $200. But Davis suggested there's no way to be sure Obama is not receiving small-dollar donations from abroad. And he said the Republican National Committee is creating a database for all party donors; gifts will be logged and available for public review within 24 hours of their receipt.
"What we are trying to do is include the broadest possible transparency," Davis said.
"The question remains -- Why, with the technology he has in his hands and the demands on transparency that he is so well known for, doesn't he do the same thing?" he added of Obama.
Davis confirmed reports indicating that McCain has about $45M cash on hand. He suggested that the RNC's kitty creates financial parity between the campaigns.
Despite criticism of Obama's disclosure, even Davis seemed awed by his fundraising prowess, saying of the Democrat's September take: "There's nothing that can describe what a huge effort that is."
He joked that Obama should sink some of his cash into the struggling financial markets. "That's my new strategy," he teased, "make him buy stock."
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
Not sure about everyone else, but personally I do NOT want my name shared with the world. Doing something like that is an invasion of privacy and could put lives endanger. I do not want someone driving by my house and doing the 'right wingnut' type crap that their mentally allows them to do........
Think about it? Who would have access to this list if it were provided to the GOP??
Rick Davis. Hahahahahahahaha.
He would be a great stand-up comedian if he wasn't an evil, lying, racist, corporate lobbyist.
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