Top Bush fundraiser in Chicago switches to Obama...

[elizm]

Obama Wins Over Chicago Fed's Canning, a Top Bush Fundraiser

By Jay Newton-Small

April 25 (Bloomberg) -- John Canning has impeccable Republican credentials: He was a Pioneer, one of President George W. Bush's top fundraisers. He's the head of a leveraged- buyout firm. He's the deputy board chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Now he has given the maximum campaign contribution, $4,600, to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Canning says he's fed up with the Republican Party. ``It's become a party that's taken Neanderthal positions on things like stem-cell research and global warming,'' Canning, who was appointed to the Fed post in 2004, said in an interview. ``I no longer find myself on the same page.''

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a57JFM1OfYvY&refer=home

[illinoisprogressive]

1. Part of winning is getting people of the opposite party to switch to yours. obama excels in this.

[elizm]

4. I could be wrong...

..but I haven't heard of any Republicans switching to any of the other Democratic candidates thus far. I see Obama as the one with the most cross-over appeal.

[MasonJar]

2. Boy, he saw the light! Good for Obama and good for Canning!

[madame defarge]

3. I'll really be impressed if he...

gives the maximum amount to the DNC. Isn't that something like $25K per person?

[blm]

5. I think Lee Iaccoca's opinion has carried louder in those circles.

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