The Times reported about political influence and how you wind up paying for the new stadiums.
The Jets and the Giants are building an $1.6 billion stadium together in New Jersey, but some critics have questioned the wisdom of the state’s assuming $100 million in debt to pay off the teams’ old stadium as part of the deal.
Like other major donors, Mr. Johnson has traveled with Mr. McCain on the campaign trail. Mr. McCain also calls him on occasion to thank him. But Mr. Johnson plays down the access he has, saying he is no different from anyone else.
“You can call the senator, too,†Mr. Johnson said.
I’m confident Sen. McCain will take my call on the first try.
In May, after turning his office into a war room for more than a month and making sometimes 50 calls a day, he (Johnson) orchestrated a fund-raiser in New York City that brought in $7 million in a single evening for Mr. McCain, by far the largest amount collected up to that point by a campaign that had been struggling to raise money.
