The Giannoulias Democratic Illinois Senate campaign confirmed Monday--after prodding from the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee--that Alexi Giannoulias was in Canada on Sunday attending a fund-raiser at a trial lawyer convention in Vancouver that would benefit his Senate campaign.Heh.
Despite my requests for Giannoulias whereabouts each day, the campaign decided not to disclose that Giannoulias flew to Vancouver on Sunday.
The campaign confirmed that Giannoulias was in Vancouver only after the NRSC sent out a press release Monday with the tip that Giannoulias was proabably in Vancouver and urging reporters to ask the Giannoulias campaign for confirmation. I am an equal opportunity hardliner on this: I've taken the Kirk campaign to task for not revealing where GOP Illinois Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) goes for campaign cash as well as other people I have covered, from President Obama on down.
The Giannoulias campaign revealed Giannoulias whereabouts when I called and asked about the NRSC release. At that point, a campaign spokesman said the Giannoulias was in Los Angeles today for a round of West Coast fund-raising, mainly to cultivate relationships with donors, I was told.
The Vancouver fund-raiser was sponsored by the American Association for Justice's Committee for a Better Future. The price ranged from $43,200 to $250. The haul from the event was divided between 12 Democratic Senate candidates, according to the invitation
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Giannoulias In Canada, fund-raising from U.S. trial lawyers
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Chicago Mob linked Obama side kick Alexi Giannoulias:
