Posted on 07/14/2006 6:25:53 PM PDT by aynrandfreak
Katherine Harris gave her campaign more than $3 million to run for Senate, but then took back $100,000 to finish renovating her "historic home in Washington, D.C." her campaign revealed Friday.
The campaign said that the Republican congresswoman would sell the house, if necessary, to fund her embattled Senate race to unseat Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. The decision was immediately questioned.
"I have never heard of a candidate taking money out of a campaign coffer like it's an ATM. It absolutely boggles my mind," said former Harris campaign manager Jim Dornan. "This is a woman who has completely lost touch with reality. You don't take your campaign contributors' money, whether it's yours or not, and spend it to renovate you house. This is absolutely insane."
The campaign announced Harris repaid some of the money she already gave the campaign in a press release detailing fundraising for the three months ending June 30.
Nelson's campaign manager Chad Clanton was almost speechless when he heard about the report.
"I don't know what to say. It's just another bizarre chapter in the Katherine Harris campaign," he said.
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And why not? It's her money to do with as she chooses.
You don't take your campaign contributors'
Wha about the Clintoons
Harris is sure giving the media a lot of ammunition.
Ok, this was a winnable race that she is about to lose big time. Everyday it is another odd event.
Makes you wonder what she stopped taking . . . .
. . . . And is she taking anyone else down with her? She is definitely not helping the ticket.
she donated 3000000 to herself... she can do what she wants with it.
It's FRieday and I'm feelin' crazy!
FMCDH(BITS)
"This is a woman who has completely lost touch with reality"
Mcbride probably doesn't have a chance after her antics, but maybe if she used her health problems as a reason to throw her support to him, the Republicans could salvage the race, or at least their dignity.
I'm thinking that this can't be an aberation for her -- she already ran a campaign before.
Therefore, I have to imagine that this behavior is something predictable, and might explain why so many people who knew her wanted to find another candidate.
>It's her money to do with as she chooses.
Including something very foolish, like this.
Lordy, I wanted her to win but right now it looks like a 65-32 race.
Yuk.
Obviously this story was fabricated by the lamestream media who have been working with the Bushes to sabotage Harris' campaign from the very beginning.
WTH ? This just keeps getting worse . Everyday it's something more and more bizarre and it appears that we can't blame the MSM for all of it . It's her own money that she pumped into it, but this just looks too weird .
What kind of fool funds her own campaign and then makes an atm withdrawl? A $3 million deposit???!!! At least she realizes she better get some of that $,$$$,$$$.00 out. Anymore $3000 dinners with doggie bags? Even the opposition has run out of things to say; but then again they don't need to say much. Unfortunately it will take about $1000 or so to win against KH. Nelson's funding now goes to someone that has a possibility to beat a sitting Republican - RINO or not.
Honeslty, Alan Keyes could run a betetr campaign.
Oh my, so this is where they have recycled Chad Claton, one of the most despicable people on the planet.
Yo
How long are you going to keep up the Harris-supporter charade?
Go back to DU.
"Obviously this story was fabricated by the lamestream media who have been working with the Bushes to sabotage Harris' campaign from the very beginning."
If that's the case then she has a legitimate slander lawsuit. For some reason I doubt it though ...
I heard that Katherine Harris was once a singer. If so, her campaign's theme song should be Britney Spears, "Oops, she did it again."
Yeah, that was a joke.
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