Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Bishii Maarso 17, 2009, Madaxweyne Obama wuxuu ku dhawaaqay inuu u magacaabay Rooney inuu noqdo danjiraha xiga ee Mareykanka ee Ireland, isagoo tixraacaya taageerada mudada dheer ee milkiilaha ee sababaha samafalka Irish-American. Sanadkii 2008, Rooney wuxuu siiyay $30,000 guddi ka tirsan xisbiga Dimuqraadiga kaas oo caawiyay
Ololaha doorashada ee Obama, sida laga soo xigtay CQ MoneyLine, oo ah koox aan xisbi ku jirin oo dabagal ku sameysa deeqaha siyaasadeed. Sida laga soo xigtay David Lewis, oo ah saynisyahan siyaasadeed oo ka tirsan Jaamacadda Vanderbilt iyo qoraaga buugga "Siyaasadda magacaabista madaxweynaha", "siinta safiirrada la doonayo taageerayaasha siyaasadeed waa qaab halis yar madaxweynayaasha si ay u bixiyaan deymaha ololaha".