On September 23rd 2009, a large group of Senators and political insiders held a $500 per plate fundraiser in Washington DC for Trey Grayson. This event featured seventeen Senators who voted in favor of the TARP Banker Bailout. Read more
List of 23 Senators and their bank bailout votes.
10/01/08 Vote on Financial Bailout Bill
(S. Amdt. 5685 to H.R. 1424)
Alexander (TN) – Yea
Bennett (UT) – Yea
Bond (MO) – Yea
Burr (NC) – Yea
Chambliss (GA) – Yea
Coburn (OK) – Yea
Cochran (MS) – Nay
Collins (ME) – Yea
Cornyn (TX) – Yea
Crapo (ID) – Nay
Enzi (WY) – Nay
Grassley (IA)- Yea
Hatch (UT) – Yea
Johanns (NE) – didn’t vote, freshman in 11/08
Isakson (GA) – Yea
Kyl (AZ) – Yea
McConnell (KY) – Yea
Mccain (AZ) – Yea
Murkowski (AK) – Yea
Sessions (AL) – Nay
Thune (SD) – Yea
Vitter (LA) – Nay
Voinovich (OH) – Yea
Despite this “Bailout Ball” fundraiser, Trey Grayson continued to slip in the polls, and a WHAS-TV/Survey USA poll showed him behind his Republican opponent. However, the establishment insiders proved they were not willing to give up on their handpicked candidate. In November, more political heavyweights along with Pfizer PAC came to bat for Trey for two consecutive fundraisers:
It is very suspicious that these members of the political establishment feel they need to go out of their way to get involved in a highly contested GOP primary in order to fund Trey Grayson’s campaign. It leads one to believe that Trey will represent the ruling class rather than the voters if he is elected.