"Soros...was listed on the invitation as one of the supporters on Warren’s finance committee."...
10/20/11, "Stars shine on Elizabeth Warren," Boston Herald, Battenfeld
"Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign has been fueled largely by donations from outside Massachusetts — places like Beverly Hills, the Silicon Valley and New York, where Warren held a fund-raiser last night co-hosted by billionaire investor George Soros.
Warren’s campaign raised an impressive $3.15 million from July through September, but just $974,000 — or 31 percent — came from donors in the Bay State, according to her campaign.
Nearly 70 percent of her fund- raising came from out-of-state donors, including Hollywood stars like Barbra Streisand, and out-of-state political action committees....
The Harvard Law professor has tried to appeal to middle-class voters by showcasing her “hardscrabble” roots growing up in Oklahoma, even joking that she wants to start a “Hicks for Elizabeth” club.
But if Warren wants to get the “hick” vote, she’s looking in the wrong places right now.
Among Warren’s donors are a member of the Rockefeller family, Wendy Rockefeller, who is married to the great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller; a member of Hollywood royalty, Streisand; and numerous others in the entertainment industry, including musician Herb Alpert and director actor Ron Howard.
Warren also got a lot of money from academia, including a number of $2,500 donations from college professors in places like Princeton, N.J.
Warren’s powerful donor list shows just how important Democrats consider the race to unseat Republican Scott Brown....
Soros, a controversial billionaire known for his generous donations to liberal causes, was listed on the invitation as one of the supporters on Warren’s finance committee.
Also co-sponsoring the fund-raiser was Emily’s List, which has already collected nearly $200,000 for Warren’s campaign."
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10/19/11, "Elizabeth Warren stumps for cash in Manhattan," Boston Herald, Chabot
"And while U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has $10 million in the bank, that didn’t stop him from holding his own fundraiser packed with Washington D.C. insiders on Tuesday night."
Good luck with the lobbyists and 'insiders,' Scott. ed.
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