Posted on 09/26/2007 4:25:34 PM PDT by period end of story
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Republican Mitt Romney, who once said donating to his presidential campaign would be a nightmare, told an audience Wednesday that the millions he is pouring into the race keep him free of special interests.
The former Massachusetts governor made the pronouncement amid a five-day California swing that includes 11 fundraisers. Romney also said he would likely contribute more to his campaign before the fundraising quarter ends Monday, although he declined to say how much.
To date, the venture capitalist has contributed $9 million to his campaign, nearly a quarter of his overall contributions.
"I don't like the fact that money has such an impact on politics, but this to me is a reason I'm investing at least as much as everybody else — probably a little more," Romney told about 200 people in an airport hangar.
"I'm not beholden to any particular group for getting me into this race or for getting me elected. My family, that's the only one I'm really beholden to, they're the ones who let their inheritance slip away, dollar by dollar."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Funny how people will hand plenty of hard-earned money to a rich man like Romney, but won’t give a cent to Hunter or Tancredo, because it’s already been decided by the Liberal Media that they “can’t win”, and that Romney is a “front runner”.
We like to say we’re independent of the big media, but we toe their line.
Note the tagline.
What a hero. What a self-sacrificing fellow. What a (wealthy) man.
Well, it’s the truth. Hunter can’t win.
Yup! Self-made wealth is such a bad thing, isn't it? And, of course, Fred Thompson isn't wealthy. Not at all. Right?
Uhmm...Spiff, you need to read my post and not add meaning to it that I didn’t put there. Nothing wrong with wealth. My point, if you’re interested [which I doubt] is that Romney makes himself out to be a hero for using his own money. He’s using his own millions because he can, to keep himself afloat. It’s got nothing to do with avoiding “special interests” influences.
Sacrifice is the key.
The whole family is sacrificing. Especially his sons.
http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/09/25/the-lesson-of-romneys-videos/
“The whole family is sacrificing. Especially his sons.”
Didn’t Romney say (in)famously that he equated his sons’ paricipation in his campaign to military service and sacrifice?
Sure, he did. Helping to get him elected, he said, was their service to the nation. Revolting.
Watch the video at the link I posted.
Its all so touching./s
Before deciding to run Mitt estimated it would take 300 million to beat Hillary. The candidates without the name recognition of Fred and Rudy will have to spend more.
That’s why Hunter hasn’t made much progress. He’s a good candidate but lacking the funds to market himself. Mitt crawled out of the group of unknowns because of his money and fundraising abilities. It’s the reality of elections in the 21st century.
LLS
An old blog commentary on the cost to run in a local Florida election
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Winning An Election: Fat Wallet Required?
The days of putting up a few signs and hoping to win a local election are history. Ask candidates and campaign experts what it takes to win and you will hear: polling surveys, consultants, mailers, TV/radio ads, websites, blogs, interns, telephone banks, neighborhood cookouts, signs, billboards, etc. All of this requiring money, money, money…….and lots of it!
Be prepared to shell out $175,000-$250,000 to run for state representative, $75,000-$125,000 for county commissioner, and even $30,000-$50,000 for county school board or some of the city offices. Staggering and growing financial requirements.
Is running for office getting beyond the means of the average candidate? There are probably some local citizens who could afford to run a campaign without using the money of others. However, most of those individuals aren’t even interested in holding elected office. The average Joe or Sally wanting to run must come up with some big bucks, especially if they are new to politics and running against a well-known incumbent.
http://politicallyhomeless.blogspot.com/2006/07/winning-election-fat-wallet-required.html
He’s also apologized for the remark on several occasions including the last debate. I believe Thompson’s son was funneled large sums of money through a political pac that his father controlled and he did essentially nothing to earn the money. Couple that with Fred Thompson’s lobbying activities for lowlifes and dubious causes and I’d say the sleaze meter is strongly pointing in Thompson’s direction, something the Democrats will be sure to exploit should he be the nominee.
” Republican Mitt Romney, who once said donating to his presidential campaign would be a nightmare, told an audience Wednesday that the millions he is pouring into the race keep him free of special interests. “
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To date, the venture capitalist has contributed $9 million to his campaign, nearly a quarter of his overall contributions.
“I don’t like the fact that money has such an impact on politics, but this to me is a reason I’m investing at least as much as everybody else — probably a little more,” Romney told about 200 people in an airport hangar.”
“Meanwhile, a new CNN/WMUR-TV poll in the early voting state of New Hampshire showed that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has pulled into a statistical dead heat with Romney, with Romney garnering 23 percent of the vote and Giuliani 22 percent. In July, Romney had a clear lead, 33 percent to Giuliani’s 18 percent.”
“One questioner asked Romney what he thought about his father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, saying in 1968 that he had dropped his support for the Vietnam War despite being subjected to “a brainwashing” by U.S. generals during a tour of Southeast Asia. The elder Romney suffered amid misguided questions about his mental health.
Mitt Romney said: “He didn’t mean, literally, `brainwashed.’ It was a metaphor, an expression, to suggest we weren’t told the truth. ...He said to me, `In politics, being right too early is always a mistake.’ But he didn’t care. He was right too early.”
You skills of clairvoyance are astounding. Quick, tell me what number I'm thinking of right now.
Did you know that Mitt Romney did not draw a salary while he served as Governor? Did you know that he will not draw a salary while President? Now, using your already well demonstrated mental powers, tell me what other candidates have made the same promise.
Spiff, Spiff, Spiff...now you’re doing the bait-and-switch. Let’s stay on topic.
>Well, it’s the truth. Hunter can’t win.
It’s the truth, our standards are low. Only a rich man will get our support, because nobody wants to say they didn’t vote for a winner, even if that “winner” will sell them out.
Note the tag line...
However, I find it interesting that no matter what Romney does the negative hit pieces always say it should be the opposite of what he is doing. Not a peep about Hilary's 10 million she kicked in herself for her fundraising numbers. The double standard is alive and well. How many hit pieces will we see on Hilary giving herself 10 million?
This article doesn't factor in the cost of all the free media the MSM gives to their pet "rock stars" like Hilary either. Technically that money should be factored in the equation as well. My guesstimate is the MSM has easily spent hundreds of millions for Clintons campaign already. Romney benefits from some Fame from the Olympics, Thompson has a nationwide audeince as well through his acting. I'm not arguing whether it is fair or not, but for a true analysis the free MSM fluff pieces should count.
Romney has a goal in mind defeat Hilary he knows it will take money and he is willing to invest in his vision to bring her down.
He is rolling it out like a business marketing plan. 1st quarter he outraised everyone, 2nd qurter he didn't raise quite as much but signed up over 80,000 new supporters. He is going Nationwide building up a stronger base network as well as still posting good money numbers. He recently held rallies for Romney in most large cities in the US. He is taking the campagin Nationwide. Yet to be seen is if he can pull it off. He is investing in himself and betting he can continue to build and eventually saturate the market and drown out the competition. Iowa showed he can do it against Rudy and McCain and they turned tail and ran away. We have yet to see if he can do it Nationwide but I think he can pull it off. The GOP will be studying the "Romney effect" for years after the election. He has brought business skills and organizational expertise to the campaign in a way not previously done.
At this point in 1992 Bill was only at 3% in the Nationwide polls.
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