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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was in southern California last night, attending a pair of fundraisers in Beverly Hills. In attendance was the usual crop of Hollywood political activists, but also former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan. He told KPCC’s Special Correspondent Kitty Felde why he’s not supporting fellow Republican John McCain.
Richard Riordan: “We want the best person to be president of the United States, whether they’re Republican or Democrat, and now I think clearly Obama is the best candidate. But I’m still basically a Republican, I’m supporting Republicans in the Senate and Assembly, everywhere else.” Kitty Felde: “Well, it surprises me, Mr. Mayor. When I think about a maverick Republican, yours is the name that comes to mind. It surprises me that you’re not supporting Mr. McCain.” Riordan: “When I was mayor I had dealings with McCain where I didn’t respect him.”
Riordan says McCain never returned his phone calls about an airport matter. The Beverly Hills fundraisers, an outdoor dinner at Greystone Mansion and a concert with Barbra Streisan, were expected to break the one day political fundraising record.
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