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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
Keywords: None
Views: 44967
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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#1. To: war (#0)
Why does a billionaire want to be governor?
My son actually sent this article to me along with the comment/question "How much does this job pay?"
Did your son ask that question when Hillary was running for a civil service position? Did you?
Oh, the horror! She's spending her own money, rather than the taxpayers...
Drives greedy liberals crazy. Watch war pop up with a snotty comment ot related to the thread or question asked.
It's what war and his small group of idiots do best, seek and destroy. He was given time out for his disruptive, disrespectful behavior but he's learned nothing. He took his show, minus the rotten behavior, to FU, with Fred in tow like a whooped cur, they both were on their best behavior there, biding their time till stone let them back in. Now it's back to disrespectful disruption as usual, jumping from thread to thread attacking the posters instead of addressing the issues or subjects, none of them stop to think what person might have put into the thread, they're time and research... It's about killing these threads, once they're dead, they go on to the next, or they attempt to show how innocent they are by posting a thread now and again, like this one, to show the host that they are good little members and they've done nothing wrong... I'm the last person who would ever want to silence a person, but when you can't tell the difference between excersising free speech on any given subject, and personal attacks to kill a forum, and chase away people who come to learn, then we have failed. They succeded in killing my thread I put quite a bit of time in, they will do the same to others, it's no wonder some conservatives lose their enthusiasm over issues out of frustration, socialist and clowns destroy everything they come in contact with. war and fred talk to stone, our host, like he was shit on their shoes, but they showed Brett at FU, nothing but respect! jmho!
True and Stone puts up with it. Who knows why?
Fuck off troll...you twice posted nothing more than a Snickers bar to me today...and then, in what I am guessing was a feeble attempt at irony, posted some moronic drivel about Zen... If you're so worried about site devolution then look no further than your own "contributions"... And Mammy too...if she isn't whining about something then she's having a nervous breakdown about something else...
Heads up on a cheap shot from one who can't be troubled to ping those he trashes. Not that you didn't already know this.
She claimed to have put me on filter, dipshit. Do you have anything to say about the article here?
I have said it, dipshit. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If she's spending her own money, what do you and yours have to say what her spending is? If you practiced values instead of partisanship I might respect you. You are so blinded by your stupidity and hate (as are all good liberals) you can't see the blindingly obvious parallel with Hillary running for the Senate, President and accepting Sec of State. Sounds like a real stupid move, income-wise. But she's a Dummycrat like you.
Chuckles...that name has been taken...by you. So it makes perfect sense to you to spend $140MM for a job that she's not going to accept a salary for? Why? you can't see the blindingly obvious parallel with Hillary running for the Senate I didn't vote for hillary for Senate; I voted for John Clifton. And back in 2000, I commented that the amount of money being spent on that race and others was insane. IN 2008, I commented on the insane amount of money being spent as well. In fact, there's yet to be an election cycle in which I have not. Not that any of this has to do with the article but I'lll keep this in mind the next time that you accuse me of engaging in personal attacks.
Disappear. I've had enough of your b.s. subterfuge for one day.
Chuckles...look who's "hot under the collar now"... Troll...
#48. To: war (#44)
Uber-turn-that-won't-flush-troll.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestDespite her record-setting spending, Whitman actually trails Brown in the latest polls, including a Reuters/Ipsos survey.
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#17. To: Rudgear, Badeye, A K A Stone, war, Fred Mertz, mininggold, ALL (#10)
"Watch war pop up with a snotty comment ot related to the thread or question asked".
#24. To: Murron (#17)
war and fred talk to stone, our host, like he was shit on their shoes, but they showed Brett at FU, nothing but respect! jmho!
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I have said it, dipshit.
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