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BURN BABY BURN: FRANKEN SPENT $900,000 ON FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS DURING LAST FUNDRAISNG PERIOD
By Michael B. Brodkorb | October 16, 2007
I've posted before about the rate at which Team Franken is spending campaign cash, but $900,000 on fundraising consultants in one quarter is big chunk of money.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL candidate Al Franken are spending a lot of money to raise a lot of money.
Campaign finance reports released Monday show that Franken's campaign spent around $900,000 in the last reporting period on fundraising consultants,
telemarketing and other efforts aimed at raising money. That helped Franken pull in $1.9 million for the three-month period, which ended Sept. 30.
Meanwhile, Coleman, R-Minn., spent a little over $200,000 on similar expenses on his way to raising $1.7 million." Source: MN Daily, October 16, 2007
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"'Still, it's an expensive way to raise money, and it's not as efficient as Coleman's operation has been,' he said. 'Franken raises a lot of money – he spends a lot of money raising it. The question is how will that match up against Ciresi's personal wealth? And will that be an impediment for him in going up against a self-funding candidate?'
Ciresi raised far less than Coleman and Franken – just over $300,000 in the reporting period – but could shake things up dramatically if he taps his own money. Ciresi, who has listed his net worth at around $26.7 million, has not put any of his money into the race, but has left the door open to doing so.
Schier said that Coleman's 'more mature fundraising apparatus' is just one of the many advantages he has as an incumbent." Source: MN Daily, October 16, 2007
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October 16th, 2007 at 2:25 PM
So, for every dollar some moonbat pays Al Franken, fifty cents goes to his fund raising operations? A 50 percent administrative rate?
Reminds me of when I shilled for Clean Water Action (hint: I boot those shyster hippie bastards off my step now). If I collected $100, my take was $50. My manager’s take was $25… and on up the ladder.
It was a ponzi scheme in the name of “grass roots activism.” I started working there because I wanted to work to improve the environment. I quit because I was morally nauseated by what the organization actually did.
I assume most ‘activist’ organizations are run the same way. Taking suckers for their money. Spreading socialism, and getting filthy rich doing it.
October 17th, 2007 at 9:02 AM
“Reminds me of when I shilled for Clean Water Action”
That was YOU!!!
I want my $$$ back.