All last week, President Obama continued a cross-country tour to promote his jobs bill. But as the quarterly deadline for fundraising approached, he also found plenty of time to woo the West Coast’s rich and famous in search of their campaign dollars. In fact, Obama attended seven fundraisers in the space of two days — a crash-course cash crawl that may have grossed his campaign up to $10 million.
On Sunday, Sept. 25, Obama began his tour at 12:33 p.m. with a fundraiser at the 27,000-square foot, art-draped home of former Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Jon Shirley in Medina, Wash. Sixty-five attendees paid $35,800 per couple to join Obama at an intimate dinner. Attendees included Bill Neukom, the San Francisco Giants general manager; Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, and Gerald Grinstein, strategic director of Madrona Venture Group and previously CEO of Delta.
