By making a $3 contribution to the Obama's campaign Americans can enter the lottery, which will choose three of them to dine with the President and his family. There are a couple of paragraphs in this article that I found interesting:
1. The President's letter apparently says:
"We don’t take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will. Instead, we believe in the kind of politics that gives everyone a seat at the table -- so we’re literally offering these seats at dinner to folks who are willing to step forward and be a part of it."
A report by the Washington Post however provides a different picture of the reality:
"Despite frosty relations with the titans of Wall Street, President Obama has still managed to raise far more money this year from the financial and banking sector than Mitt Romney or any other Republican presidential candidate, according to new fundraising data."
2. Here is an interesting accounting trick:
"Now click the line that reads, “Chip in $3 or whatever you can today -- and you’ll automatically be entered to be one of our dinner guests.” You’ll immediately be entered into the real dynamics of campaign contributions. They’re no longer talking $3 contributions. They are now talking $5,000 contributions. Yes, I know, you thought that $2,500 was the maximum you could give. But, you see, there are two stages to the Obama campaign: the primary elections and the general elections. What primary elections? you ask. Well, that’s the neatness of the trick. Obama won’t spend a dime on the primaries anywhere. Still, you can give $2,500 twice."
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