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How Hotels Effect the Presidential Race

August 19, 2008 at 3:35 PM | 0 Comments

Ah, if only we could get inside the minds of this year's presidential candidates. We'd know for sure then, whether Obama intentionally plays the race card, like McCain alleges, or whether McCain really thinks like a wealthy elitist, as the Democrats allege, or how candidates choose hotels to host fundraisers ... You think they use TripAdvisor?

It would appear so, given the rave reviews of The Fairmont San Francisco, where Obama just hosted a fundraiser that brought in his largest amount of campaign dough yet: $7.8 million, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Because really, if you're going to ask a bunch of C-level execs to fork over $2,300 for dinner you want to make sure the place has unrivaled bay views from atop Nob Hill, or an innovative lavender salt-crusted beef tenderloin on the menu.