Here's your chance, Lefties!!
These Chicago mob style politicians kinda make the Clintons' shady practices pale in comparison. :
cbs2chicago.com - Obama 'Raffles' Chance To Join Him Election Night
"Show your support at this crucial time with a donation of $25 or more and you could join me on election night," the message says. "If you're selected, you can bring a guest and we'll fly you in and put you up in a hotel. You'll go backstage at the big event. You'll have a front row seat to history."
These Chicago mob style politicians kinda make the Clintons' shady practices pale in comparison. :
Whenever you specifically ask for a certain amount of money and you're asked to be entered into any kind of contest, that becomes a lottery, a raffle, and that falls under gambling statutes," Kevin DuJan said.
DuJan conceded the McCain campaign is running behind in cash, but he questions how the Democrats are staying ahead.
"Obama has set a dangerous precedent especially in terms of taking those credit card donations and not verifying where they are coming from," he said.
The Obama campaign does have some new and pressing expenses. There was that half-hour television special Tuesday night that reportedly cost more than $3 million. And the campaign has agreed to pay $2 million or more to the city of Chicago for the cost of Obama's Grant Park bash.
What are the precise ground rules of this "front-row-seat-to-history" giveaway? And what about those claims that federal election laws may be violated?
Obama's campaign declined to comment.
cbs2chicago.com - Obama 'Raffles' Chance To Join Him Election Night