Who was the single biggest $$$ supporter of Bush in '04?

[Smarmie Doofus]

No, not Richard Scaife Mellon. No, not the ENRON guy. No, not Falwell, Robertson, et al.

Apparently it's NYC's Republican mayor, Michael Bloomberg, whose supporters insist is a "moderate" if not a "liberal".

According to Howard Dean ( in a fund raising email for NYC DEM mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer), " Republican Mike Bloomberg gave more money to Bush's reelection effort -- more than 7 million dollars -- than anyone else in the country."

That's, MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.

Anyone know how Howard is calculating this? I thought individuals were limited to $2,000 per candidate, per election cycle. I can't find much online to clarify this figure.

Is this soft $$$? To PACS? To RNC? Through Bloomberg's corporation?


Needless to say, 7 mill can buy a lot of "moderation".