[NormsRevenge]

debt debt debt

[staytrue]

At $59.8 million, the California Teachers Assn. was the biggest spender in 2005, leading the effort ... But the union, .. nevertheless started the new year with $11.6 million.

That is still 59 million less they will have to spend in the 2006 campaign.

[NormsRevenge]

FRom the Sac Bee
(Excerpted)

With re-election bid ahead, governor's cupboard is bare
By Kevin Yamamura and Andy Furillo

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14139330p-14968068c.html

After a special election with a price tag that topped $275 million, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's personal war chest is virtually empty as he begins his 2006 re-election campaign, according to reports filed Tuesday with the secretary of state.

Schwarzenegger's ballot initiative committee alone exhausted $45.5 million during last year's special election campaign in which voters rejected eight ballot proposals, including four specifically backed by the governor.


With all the large campaign committees reporting, opponents of the governor spent about $121 million to defeat those four initiatives, while Schwarzenegger and his allies fought the battle with $76 million of their own.

The Republican governor also raised $2.5 million for his personal re-election campaign, but he spent $3 million on everyday expenses and supporting his initiative drive.

That left Schwarzenegger with $147,000 in cash and $556,000 in debt in his campaign account as of Dec. 31. Much of that debt - $336,000 - was owed to his personal holding company, Oak Productions, for travel, lodging and meals.

"Obviously, we have a lot of fundraising to do, and we've begun that in earnest this month," said Schwarzenegger fundraiser Marty Wilson. "We're getting a good response. I feel confident we'll have the resources necessary to wage an aggressive campaign in the fall."

The governor's lack of a competitive primary likely leaves enough time to refill his coffers before the November general election, but his potential Democratic opponents won't have that same luxury.

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[DM1]

yikes
sounds like Arnold is going to have to retire earlier than he anticipated
i am concerned about the DSCC money advantage too
they have something like 10 million more to throw around at Senate campaigns than our team does may make the difference in some close races

[Carry_Okie]

Although his opponents spent almost $100 million to defeat the initiatives Schwarzenegger championed in the November vote, many of them emerged with hefty bank accounts.

And there I heard so many idiot RINOs blathering that the iniatives had broken the unions financially. Such a shock.

They can tax their membership for money, and it's well worth it to them over the long run.

[Lx]

Anglides is quite the weasel. I shudder to think of this state under him .

[Amerigomag]

"Obviously, we have a lot of fundraising to do, and we've begun that in earnest this month," said Schwarzenegger fundraiser Marty Wilson. "We're getting a good response. I feel confident we'll have the resources necessary to wage an aggressive campaign in the fall."

This, fellow conservatives, is the way to stop the gang. Shut off the flow of grass roots cash. The New Majority financiers are limited this year, for the first time, to an "issue oriented" campaign. The gang needs the grass roots to compete.

If you want to get the gang out of office stop sending in donations. Say NO to Schwarzenegger, McCarthy and Sundheim.Talk to your friends. Let's get rid of the corruption in the Republican party. Lets clean house in Orange County!

Just say NO and direct the savings to conservative candidates.

[jiggyboy]

"Say, now that I think of it, did that 'substitute gardener' we had last month look a little bit like Howard Dean with a pasted-on Frito Bandito mustache?"

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Let the cancer grow. Californication deserves it. Republicans should abandon the cesspool.