Kyriakos Tsakopoulos, who gave the maximum allowable to Hillary Clinton last year, has changed his mind and is now supporting Barack Obama for president. He says he will also "max out" to Obama and raise "hundreds of thousands of dollars" more from his colleagues.
The Tsakopoulos family has long been a staunch supporter of the Clintons. Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, president of the family development firm, is chair of Greek Americans for Hillary nationally and has raised nearly $1 million for Clinton's presidential bid.
A fundraiser she hosted last year had its share of problems, as anti-war protesters showed up with a flag-draped coffin, forcing the Democratic presidential candidate and many donors to wait nearly two hours while security made sure the event was safe.
Tsakopoulos, who says he has done "everything my sister has asked me to do" to support Hillary, said she's a great public servant.
"I love Hillary Clinton," he said. "This is not a choice about good and bad candidates. This is a choice about conscience. Barack Obama has moved me. He is moving our entire country."
Tsakopoulos says he's up to the challenge of raising money for Obama himself.
"I already have commitments for hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said. "When Obama comes to my home, the problem will be having enough room to get them all in."
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