Jeb Bush: "Please don’t give more than $1 million right away."

[kpete]

Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million – for now



An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don’t give more than $1 million right away.

The requested limit, confirmed by multiple people familiar with the amount, may mark the first time that a presidential hopeful has sought to hold off supporters from contributing too much money.

The move reflects concerns among Bush advisers that accepting massive sums from a handful of uber-rich supporters could fuel a perception that the former governor is in their debt. The effort is also driven by a desire to build as broad a pool of donors as possible among wealthier contributors.

So even as Bush (R) is headlining a series of high-dollar events for a super PAC backing his bid, fundraisers have been instructed not to ask donors to give more than $1 million per person this quarter.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/awash-in-cash-bush-asks-donors-to-limit-gifts-to-1-million--for-now/2015/03/04/0b8d3fc6-c1c8-11e4-9271-610273846239_story.html?tid=pm_politics_pop
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2015/03/04/wednesday-evening-open-thread-while-you-were-distracted/

[TwilightGardener]

1. All right. Guess I'll hold off.

[Sherman A1]

2. Same here

although this really dashes my hopes and plans......

[rickford66]

3. Jeb. Better give me back the extra million I gave you.

Direct deposit is OK with me.

[BadgerKid]

4. Who doesn't say this every day?

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. I'll take the excess cash, please. Thanks.

[wordpix]

6. what's with the "right to rise" name for the PAC? We could do something with that

he wants to raise the BushCo name b/c right now it's way below grade

he wants to get it up

he wants the billionaires to rise higher in income

he wants the billionaires to rise up and demand higher executive pay

???

[red dog 1]

7. K&R...Thanks for posting, kpete

Unbelievable!