George McGovern last week released a complete list of all his campaign contributors and how much they have so far anted up. Unprecedented in the history of presidential politics, the gigantic printout contained 42,102 names, from Max Palevsky, Chairman of the Xerox Executive Committee, who tossed $25,000 into the pot, to Schoolboy John Poluchek of Los Angeles, who began with a contribution of 25ยข and has since added three installments, totaling $1.50.
Aside from its publicity value, McGovern's airing of his financial laundry was meant to be a backhanded swipe at Front-Runner...
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