From the INQUIRER:
Already, by many estimates, the most prolific political fund-raiser in state history, the former governor added $1.4 million to his coffers last year, according to a report filed Monday with the state.
He did it in classic Rendell style: with four- and five-figure checks from longtime supporters, familiar names in Pennsylvania business and Democratic politics – plus a few that defied obvious explanation.
Such as the $5,000 Rendell logged from a Massachusetts violinist, Vadim Gluzman. Or the late-November check from legendary crooner Vic Damone, now a Florida octogenarian.
Or the $250,000 from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His donation was logged in June…
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