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Obama to raise $$ at John Morgan’s place

Posted Oct 4, 2011 by William March

Updated Oct 5, 2011 at 10:41 AM

President Barack Obama will attend a fundraiser at the home of John Morgan, head of the Morgan & Morgan “for the people” law firm, in Orlando Tuesday.

Co-hosts for the $1,500-a-person event include a pantheon of professional sports figures—Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Boston Celtics coach and former Atlanta Hawks star Glenn “Doc” Rivers, Ken Griffey jr., former Orlando Magic player and now GM Otis Smith and Bob Poe, a former state Democratic Party chairman who has worked for the Magic.

No response yet on whether former Gov. Charlie Crist, who now works for Morgan, will attend. A recent poll by Public Policy Polling said 55 percent of the Democrats surveyed think Crist should become a Democrat, with only 20 percent opposed.
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Update
Crist’s response when asked, via email, whether he’s attending the fundraiser: “Hi—Hope all is well. At least the Bucs won.”