The man in charge of vetting possible running mates for Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign has given money to only one of those considered — and it’s not Sarah Palin.
A.B. Culvahouse, who interviewed Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Palin, has only given to Pawlenty’s PAC, CNN reports, donating $500 in March.
CNN asked him why:
Asked why he contributed to Pawlenty instead of Romney or Palin, Culvahouse said he admires all three leaders, but suggested that Palin has work to do before he’ll consider donating to her PAC.
“I expect that I will contribute to Romney’s PAC when asked and likely to Palin’s if it will undertake the party-building work necessary to prepare the way for a campaign,” he explained in an e-mail to CNN.
