Steele-Bush Fundraiser. Pics and $$$ total.

[nickshepDEM]

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From the Baltimore Sun:

Those who showed up for a lunchtime event at the M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens, paid either $125 or $500 for a lunch of pizza and hot dogs. The higher-priced ticket earned donors a spot in a VIP section in front of the rostrum where Steele and Bush spoke.

Leonardo Alcivar, spokesman for the Steele campaign, said about 800 people attended, and ticket sales totaled about $500,000 before expenses.

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley attracted much larger crowds to two events in the same room, including a June nighttime fundraiser that his aides said took in more than $2 million.

Herb Smith, professor of political science at McDaniel College in Westminster, said ticket sales were "good, but not a great showing" for a fundraiser with the president. Noting Bush's low approval ratings in Maryland, he said, "You are seeing perhaps a little fallout there."

[Frances]

1. Thanks for posting the pictures

I'm pleased that Steele didn't raise as much as hoped. I also hope that Bush's lack of popularity will cost Steele in bad publicity.

[madinmaryland]

2. Thanks for posting the pics!

We need these to be out there next fall to remind voters the connections between steele and bush.