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Title: Meg Whitman spending hits $140M
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Politico
URL Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43200.html
Published: Oct 6, 2010
Author: Andy Barr
Post Date: 2010-10-06 13:27:55 by war
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Views: 45284
Comments: 80
[NB: Isn't Halloween In Three Weeks?] Republican Meg Whitman has now spent $140 million on her bid to become governor of California, most of it from her own pocket. According to campaign disclosure documents filed Tuesday night, Whitman spent $39.7 million from the beginning of July to the end of September and raised $38.7 million — $28 million of which came from her own funds. Over the same period Democrat Jerry Brown spent $10 million and raised $9.4 million. Brown’s campaign actually has more money on hand heading into the final stretch of the campaign, banking $22.5 million to Whitman’s $9.1 million. But Whitman’s cash-on-hand number is essentially meaningless, as the billionaire former eBay CEO is almost entirely self-financing her campaign. Whitman has contributed $119 million from her personal fortune to her campaign so far and has pledged to spend upwards of $150 million to become governor. Despite her record-setting spending, Whitman actually trails Brown in the latest polls, including a Reuters/Ipsos survey. out Tuesday showing the Republican down 7 percentage points, 50 percent to 43 percent. Whitman has spent predominantly on radio and television advertising with an apparent strategy of barraging voters with her message. Smart Media Group has been paid $91 million by Whitman’s campaign so far to purchase radio and television ads. Meanwhile, her chief media consultant, Scott Howell & Company, has received $4.5 million from the Republican nominee.
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#22. To: war (#0)
i personally always choose the politician with the most money, figuring they don't have to rip me off.
I've found that most who have want more. It's interesting that the question remains unaanswered. Why is all this money being spent? It's HILARIOUS that Mammy Yokum is accusing me of killing a thread that a) I posted and b) I've commented upon and c) she attacks me by claiming that I attacked everyone on this thread.
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#23. To: calcon (#22)
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i personally always choose the politician with the most money, figuring they don't have to rip me off.
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