McCain/Bush not able to sell enough tickets to fill Phoenix Convention Center

[mystieus]

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/mobile/stories/2008/05/19/daily77.html?surro

A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center.

Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was not selling enough tickets to fill the Convention Center space, and that there were concerns about more anti-war protesters showing up outside the venue than attending the fundraiser inside.



I'm feeling good about November.

[Spazito]

1. Now that IS a good news story!

Love it!

[Bobbieo]

3. At $25,000 a couple??? No surprise there!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. A sign of McCrash's vibrant campaign strategy.

:rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

6. Kablooie!!!

:D

[DogPoundPup]

11. $25,000'ers is the Bush kid's "base"

[Spazito]

12. At one time, repubs would pay it, the corporations and their lobbyists...

even they know a losing proposition now. It IS indicative of where the big money thinks this election is going and they aren't betting on McCain.

[ruby slippers]

13. Gee, I only paid 250 for this photo op....

of me and Barack. And, we raised almost half a million at it.....

[gblady]

15. great photo....

I'm sure you'll cherish it forever!
Love his smile...

[sakabatou]

2. ...

:spray:

[mystieus]

5. Poor ticket sales, expected protests scuttle Bush-McCain fundraiser at Phoenix Convention Center

[Bicoastal]

7. They're about to move it to the basement of some dude named Al.

As soon as he moves the Christmas decorations out of the way, there'll be plenty of room.

[cutlassmama]

17. LOL

:evilgrin: :toast:

[DesertFlower]

8. i couldn't help myself.

when i read the post i actually did "laugh out loud". i'm still laughing.

[Frank Booth]

9. . .

[ruby slippers]

10. yahoo...shades of the 60's finally returning......go protesters....

[AZBlue]

14. There were A LOT of us planning to go.

I'm pretty sure there would have been more of us outside than would fill a sold-out event on the inside.

But the fact that they've moved it to a house? They must have sold, what, 16 tickets total? Now that's funny!

[cutlassmama]

16. Priceless....