Newell: What $5 Million PAC?
Also at last night’s fund-raiser for Kevin Powell was one of Sheldon Silver’s opponents, Paul Newell.
It seemed like Newell, and fellow challenger Luke Henry, might get a boost when billionaire Tom Golisano announced he would launch a $5 million PAC to help shake up the legislative races and change Albany’s leadership-driven style of politics. But when Golisano made the announcement, he said he didn’t even know who was challenging Silver.
It might be somewhat mutual.
Last night, I asked Newell if he had gotten in touch with Golisano, as a campaign aide told reporters they would.
“I don’t know anything about it,” Newell said.
Obama Vs. McCain Polling Data
- Poll
- Obama (D)
- McCain(R)
- Spread
- RCP Average
- 49.4
- 42.8
- Obama +6.6
Favorable Ratings
- Candidate
- Favorable
- Unfavorable
- Spread
- Obama
- 56.4
- 36.3
- +20.1
- McCain
- 50.1
- 41.3
- +8.8
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they have to act dumb. coordination, which all the campaigns and golisano are doing, makes the contributions illegal not just unethical!
Newell doesn't need Golisano. He's got the Free Republic on his side.
http://dabrinker.typepad.com/dabrinker_report/2008/07/paul-newell---.htm...