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Jon Bon Jovi

September 8, 2008 - 8:34am

Bon Jovi event hauls in $4.1M for Obama, while Richardson stumps in Latino-rich Newark's North Ward

By Max Pizarro
Category: President
Tags: Teresa Ruiz, Cory Booker, Barack Obama, Michael Kempner, John Graham, Anibal Ramos, Bill Richardson, AL DECOTIIS, Bill Harla, Jon Bon Jovi, JON CORZINE

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in Newark: Obama campaign photo

The Obama campaign organized two big events over the weekend, including a Friday fundraising party in Middletown with the Democratic presidential candidate, that netted his campaign $4.1 million in one night, according to party fundraiser Al DeCotiis.

"The tremendous enthusiasm and support of Jon Corzine helped make this the most successful fundraising event ever," said DeCotiis, who along with fellow former Clinton fundraisers Bill Harla, Michael Kempner, and John Graham, organized the Obama event with the governor.

New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi sponsored the bash at his home.

A day later, Gov. Bill Richardson stumped for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the Flamboyan Manor in Newark's North Ward, making the Democratic Party’s case for an end to the Iraq War.

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August 26, 2008 - 5:43pm

Bad choice for tough races

By Wally Edge
Category: House
Tags: Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Jon Bon Jovi

As Chris Van Hollen walked onstage with several of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's candidates, the band played a most unfortunate song.

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August 25, 2008 - 2:56pm

Finally, a Springsteen concert Chris Christie will skip

By Wally Edge
Category: President
Tags: Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi

Enough talk about the lack of New Jerseyans on the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week: two Monmouth County Democrats are expected to get a prime slot on Thursday, when Barack Obama accepts his party’s presidential nomination.  Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi will be the opening acts for Obama’s concert. 

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  • Jason Horowitz - National
    Is Rahm Emanuel good for New York?

    Just about every story written about Rahm Emanuel since Barack Obama selected him to serve as White House chief of staff has described him as the tough Chicago operative who became the consummate Washington insider. But how sensitive will the bulldog at Mr. Obama’s gate be to New York interests?

  • Joe Conason - National
    Who's afraid of a filibuster?

    Nobody can doubt that the Republicans in the Senate will obstruct as soon as that seems politically safe. Right-wing pundits, from Rush Limbaugh to the Wall Street Journal editorial page are already egging them on furiously. But is there enough muscle behind that filibuster threat to block Mr. Obama’s mandate?

  • Steve Kornacki - National
    Democrats still can't win the South, but it doesn't matter

    Something funny happened last week: A liberal Democrat from Chicago, running on a ticket with a liberal from Delaware, won the White House by a comfortable margin. And while Barack Obama did actually win three states in the South, his triumph should do away with the notion that a “Southern strategy” is essential to the Democratic Party’s long-term viability at the presidential level.

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