Posted on 09/12/2009 9:07:51 PM PDT by Scanian
Currently, leftists have reportedly generated $1 million in donations for Rep. Joe Wilson's opponent last time, Rob Miller. Wilson, for his part has reaped about $750k. But there is a big difference beneath the surface: : Kos and DCCC immediately organized fundraising against Wilson. Wilson's $ is based on his own appeal and spontaneous contributors. From Paul Kane of the WaPo:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I don’t believe the left has raised that much......
Maybe they got a slug of the ACORN appropriations...
The Marxists can raise all the money they want. Wilson has gained more conservative supporters.
He is in a very Conservative District but we can take nothing for granted. I’m another who does NOT believe the left-wingers have collected $1 million. NO WAY....
I think Joe’s seat is safe.
Old data on the Wilson total. It was reported this morning that Joe’s coffers were added to by over 1 milllion and still counting as his site is still laboring to keep up.
As long as the libs keep trying to match, it takes money away from the vulnerable Blue Dogs.
I contributed a couple days ago, may contribute again in another couple of weeks.
re: I don’t believe the left has raised that much......
And even if they have it’s from a relatively few well healed individuals who frequently support the Left in an election. Joe Wilson’s take has been from individuals like me who have limited resources to share for campaign contributions and have to think long and hard before giving money.
I also heard his opponent had over $400,000 in debt.... so a big chunk of whatever amt. he has raised has gone to retire that debt....
Same here. The first time I tried, his site was down due to overwhelming volume of traffic. The second time I got through OK. I was bound and determined to contribute something to Joe Wilson and I’ll probably contribute again.
I don’t either. If people want to live under the bond of slavery; vote against Wilson and for someone Kos or other lefties promote.
wilson is in a safe seat so its great news that soros , dnc, and moveon are wasting their money. bring it on .
The Democrats have overplayed their hand on this one. This so-called fundraising effort on the part of the left will be an epic fail. The longer Wilson’s “You Lie!” episode stays in the media, the more donations Wilson stands to take in.
How about all the checks that have been sent, like I did which have’nt been counted yet!!
Soros probably sent a hunk of the bail out money Obama stole for him.
Marxist Libs do not donate money to anyone.
If Joe’s oponent has received any mony, it is from
the DNC or Obammies puppet masters.
I am sending my donation to Joe...SC is one of my favorite states...Pawleys Island :)
I’m betting he makes $5 million over a thirty day period. His seat is 100 percent safe. All Wilson has to do in the campaign is accuse the rival of taking out-of-state money to win the seat. Wilson can save the money for his run for senator in two to four years. I think he just set up his chances.
doesn’t matter how much money they collected. That just makes Rob Miller a rich looser, who will no doubt buy a nice boat and stuff and vanish to some RAT infested tropical island somewhere.
I just donated $25 to Joe, felt really good about it.
Looks like the sure winners will be the local-media shareholders. They will receive a good chunk of these funds in the form of advertising dollars leading up to the November 2010 election.
Exactly right.
They are wasting their money contesting this seat; in the meantime Wilson can certainly loan excess funds to Republican challengers in blue dog districts.
If this keeps up Congressman will be lining up to call Barry a liar. LOL
I don't see a reason to doubt it.
Miller HAS NOT raised a million bucks in the last 72 hours. As this article and others have noted, Miller has raised $1,000,000 since November 2008. According to the link from American Thinker to this site, by some quick addition using my handy dandy calculator he has raised roughly $525,000 since the JSC.
And since the total (listed on that site) in donations for the current 2010 campaign is $891,645 it's clear that the $891,645 total is since November and the linked list of $525,000 is the 72 hours since the JSC. This list is surely 24 hours behind which would explain Miller supposively having added another $110,000 to have a $1 million war chest in total.
Bottom line: Miller HAS NOT reaped more in campaign $ than Wilson since the JSC and that false impression has been made by deceptively listing what Wilson has reaped since the JSC vs. what Miller has reaped since November 2008 and trying to paint it as the same time frame. In fact Wilson is on his way to doubling Miller's take since the JSC. It's simple addition you can do for yourself.
Don’t underestimate them. Howard Dean got as far as he did in ‘04 on the basis of relatively small internet donations.
Joe’s site has been hacked. The best thing to support him is write or call his local offices here in SC;
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC 2nd District)
Beaufort Office:
903 Port Republic Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
Phone: (843) 521-2530
Fax: (843) 521-2535
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC 2nd District)
West Columbia Office:
1700 Sunset Boulevard (US 378), Suite 1
West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
Phone: (803) 939-0041
Fax: (803) 939-0078
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