Election 2008, First Quarter Earnings

Bu2
Bu2 Posts: 1,693
edited April 2007 in A Moving Train
Well, I wasn't surprised to see Billary tout their earnings loud and clear for everyone to hear....$26 mil. What did surprise me was Mitt Romney on the Republican side, right behind her. Rudy and McCain trail far behind.

Edwards did sort of well. My man Barack Obama will be fully reporting tomorrow, but has hinted he got at least $20 mil himself. Which is probably giving Billary the heebie geebies.

Mitt Romney. I wouldn't have figured. I know nothing about the man, other than that he's a Mormon, and after visiting his campaign website for the first time tonight, I still know nothing about him.

Anyone have anything to share?
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    brother can you spare a dollar?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Bu2
    Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    I can spare four quarters....
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    I only know that last year in a campaign speech he said "I believe that marriage is an institution uniting a man with a woman... and a woman, and a woman, and a woman" joking on the fact that he is a mormon.

    That was pretty funny
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • Bu2
    Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    a guy who married several women and all his friends wondered how he could pay for them all, and he shrugged and said, "Marriage....it's so big 'o me!"
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Bu2 wrote:
    I can spare four quarters....

    Deal! :D
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Milhouse VanHouten
    Milhouse VanHouten Posts: 755
    Bu2 wrote:
    Well, I wasn't surprised to see Billary tout their earnings loud and clear for everyone to hear....$26 mil.

    My man Barack Obama will be fully reporting tomorrow, but has hinted he got at least $20 mil himself. Which is probably giving Billary the heebie geebies.

    Also: Obama's fundraising operation recieved donations from over 83,000 donors, Hillary's total came from 50,000.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • abhi101cru
    abhi101cru Posts: 223
    I wonder how Bill Richardson is doing
    Sorry is the fool who trades his soul for a corvette, thinks he'll get the girl he'll only get the mechanic...

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  • Milhouse VanHouten
    Milhouse VanHouten Posts: 755
    abhi101cru wrote:
    I wonder how Bill Richardson is doing

    I think that all of the "second tier" guys who have reported are between $2 and $5 million.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • abhi101cru
    abhi101cru Posts: 223
    Milhouse VanHouten wrote:
    I think that all of the "second tier" guys who have reported are between $2 and $5 million.

    its too bad he wont be able to raise as much money as the other rockstars...he's a pretty good candidate i think
    Sorry is the fool who trades his soul for a corvette, thinks he'll get the girl he'll only get the mechanic...

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  • Milhouse VanHouten
    Milhouse VanHouten Posts: 755
    abhi101cru wrote:
    its too bad he wont be able to raise as much money as the other rockstars...he's a pretty good candidate i think

    he's definitely a "resume candidate". a guy who has tons of experience, but no name recognition nationally. i wasn't using "second tier" in a perjorative sense, either, just pointing out that he's one rung down in terms of fundraising and press coverage when compared to obama, clinton, and edwards.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • Bu2
    Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    I just don't think he'll get enough backing. I'm all for his medical marijuana bill, though.

    Millhouse, I agree....Hillary got more money, slightly, than Obama, yet Obama got more donors. As some people have pointed out, this could mean that Hillary has already tapped her highest backers and will need to get the rest of her funding from the little folk. Whereas Obama can continue to get the funding from us little folk because we haven't maxed our $2300 limit and we will continue giving our little bits in bigger numbers. Which will make the next quarter even more interesting.

    Add to the mix, Fred Thomson of Law & Order fame, and political fame before that, who wants to be the next Republican great white hope. I read up on him and he's ultra-conservative and said something about wanting to overthrow Roe v. Wade.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Hooray! Now they'll have plenty of money to spend on their campaigns of complete bullshit and we'll all get to see their phoney smiles plastered on tv and everything else for the next year and a half. May the best perso....err...I mean richest person win!
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    How much is the Presidency for sale now a days?
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    Milhouse VanHouten wrote:
    Also: Obama's fundraising operation recieved donations from over 83,000 donors, Hillary's total came from 50,000.

    That is not an ideal thing for a campaign. It would be better if the 83,000 gave more money.
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    abhi101cru wrote:
    I wonder how Bill Richardson is doing

    He's reporting around $6 million. Not too bad considering Sen. Clinton is in the race. If she wasn't running, he would probably have the upper hand with the Clinton housefile. Sen. Biden was the one that shocked me. With a previous run and national name recognition, he should have been able to do better. He should probably start thinking about a concession speech.
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Shouldn't we stop calling it an election and start calling it an "I raised more money than you, so I'm going to win, so there!" race?
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Shouldn't we stop calling it an election and start calling it an "I raised more money than you, so I'm going to win, so there!" race?

    I say we rename it an auction. The job goes to the highest bidder.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    Without the money raised, they could not have a legitimate staff in each state, could not utilize direct mail, television, internet or phones to get their message out. They could not travel to see constituents, take out advertisements for town hall style events, hold rallies, hire security, etc... Everything in a campaign costs money. There are many limits on in-kind contributions since you cannot hold an event at a venue without paying full price rent on it since you may be taking a corporate donation. You must pay full price for staff travel and for personal travel. This money may sound bad but, in reality, it is the system that campaign finance reform has created.
  • RainDog
    RainDog Posts: 1,824
    Bu2 wrote:
    My man Barack Obama will be fully reporting tomorrow, but has hinted he got at least $20 mil himself. Which is probably giving Billary the heebie geebies.
    Obama's numbers are being released now. According to MSNBC, he's raised $25 million. Damn.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17946727/
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    zstillings wrote:
    Without the money raised, they could not have a legitimate staff in each state, could not utilize direct mail, television, internet or phones to get their message out. They could not travel to see constituents, take out advertisements for town hall style events, hold rallies, hire security, etc... Everything in a campaign costs money. There are many limits on in-kind contributions since you cannot hold an event at a venue without paying full price rent on it since you may be taking a corporate donation. You must pay full price for staff travel and for personal travel. This money may sound bad but, in reality, it is the system that campaign finance reform has created.
    If I ran for president, I would tour the country on a battery-powered moped.:)
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