I imagine Dow's team did the political calculus correctly, and will get more bang for their buck off the good "press" and goodwill from this gesture than had they simply asked for another round of cash for the campaign.
As much as I love our ladies of Washington government, Dow and Jay have been impressing the hell out of me lately. We seem to be breeding a new kind of liberal here.
Yes, this was nice. But, honestly, not such a huge deal. If this gets Dow off the hook for hosting his own fundraiser(s) for the campaign and dialing for big-time dollars from his own high-dollar list, he walked away a winner. Plus, you know, the headlines proclaiming his generosity are way better than those about him cheating on his long-time girlfriend.
I imagine Dow's team did the political calculus correctly, and will get more bang for their buck off the good "press" and goodwill from this gesture than had they simply asked for another round of cash for the campaign.