Posted on 04/19/2007 1:50:48 PM PDT by areafiftyone
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has led the long list of 2008 Republican presidential contenders in early preference polls and his perceived position as the front-runner, at least for now, was not contradicted by his recent campaign finance report, which shows he has already built a sizable treasury.
Giulianis campaign reported total first-quarter receipts of $16.6 million, which included a $1.85 million transfer from the presidential exploratory committee he established last November.
With total receipts of $18 million for his campaign to date, Giuliani leads all but three of the current crop of White House hopefuls Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, and Republican Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor in overall campaign receipts.
Giuliani ended the quarter with $11.9 million left to spend. All but about $1.1 million of Giulianis funds were raised for the nominating campaign, with the rest for possible use in the general election should he win the nomination.
Giulianis report includes numerous donations that highlight his ties to New York, the nations most populous city, which Giuliani headed as mayor from 1993 through 2001.
As an example, Giuliani received contributions from about 30 employees of Lehman Brothers, the large financial services firm that is headquartered in New York.
Giuliani is a longtime fan of baseballs New York Yankees, who happened to win four World Series titles during his eight years as mayor. Several team executives, including principal owner George Steinbrenner, gave to Giulianis presidential campaign.
This profile of Giulianis report is the latest in a CQPolitics.com series that is analyzing the first-quarter campaign finance filings of all 19 Democratic and Republican candidates.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
Receipts, Jan. 1 to March 31: $16.6 million
Receipts to date: $18 million
Expenditures, Jan. 1 to March 31: $5.7 million
Expenditures to date: $6.1 million
Cash-on-hand, March 31: $11.9 million
Debts, March 31: $89,000
Notable individual donors (who are allowed to contribute $2,300 to a candidate for a primary campaign and $2,300 for a general election campaign)
John F. Antioco, chairman and chief executive officer of Blockbuster: $2,300
Richard D. Beckman, president of Conde Nast Media Group: $2,300
Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees baseball team: $2,300
Miguel Estrada, a partner at the firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and an unsuccessful nominee for a federal judgeship in 2003: $2,300
Alan D. Feld, a senior executive partner at the firm Akin Gump: $2,300
John Grant, professional staff member for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: $250
Keith Hernandez, sports broadcaster and a former professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians: $1,000
Michael D. Hess, a founding partner and senior managing director of Giuliani Partners LLC and Giulianis former corporation counsel during his mayoral tenure: $4,600
John OHurley, actor: $4,600
Susan Molinari, chairman and chief executive officer of The Washington Group and a former House member from New York (1990-97): $1,900 (Molinari also gave Giulianis campaign $2,100 in late 2006, bringing her contributions to $4,000)
Theodore B. Olson, partner at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and a former U.S. solicitor general: $2,500 (Olson also gave Giulianis campaign $2,100 in late 2006, bringing his contributions to the maximum of $4,600)
Adam Sandler, actor: $2,100
Charles R. Schwab, chairman and chief executive officer of Charles Schwab Co.: $2,300
Ben Stein, an author and actor who served as an aide to presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford: $750
George Steinbrenner, principal owner of the New York Yankees: $4,600
Chad Sweet, chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: $4,600
James S. Turley, chairman and chief executive officer of Ernst & Young: $2,100
Candidate committees and political action committees (PACs)
One of Giulianis strongest supporters in Congress is California Republican Rep. David Dreier, who donated $2,300 through his House campaign committee and another $5,000 through another political committee, American Success PAC.
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who represents the 15th District in and around Allentown and Bethlehem, donated $2,300 through his political committee, Dedicated to Establishing National Teamwork PAC, which forms an acronym of the congressmans last name.
Among his political supporters at a more grassroots level is West Virginia state Sen. Vic Sprouse, whose campaign committee gave Giulianis campaign a $1,000 contribution.
Notable expenses
Giulianis campaign reported spending $897,000 on payroll to 82 individuals. Other expenses included $225,000 on postage including a payment of $167,000 to the Austin, Texas-based firm Olsen & Shuvalov. Giulianis campaign also spent more than $116,000 on catering.
I know it. I don’t like it, but I know it.
That's what happens when conservatives and liberals clash on the political issues.
Btw, many FReepers of sound mind and with solid conservative credentials have know for the last year or longer, that Rudy is a divisive character, far too liberal and unfit to represent the GOP as its nominee.
OMG!... the man's an abortionist!!!
Reagan was perhaps the most media savvy president we ever had certainly on a level with FDR. He was able to get his message out IN SPITE of the media. The only one today even close is Rudy. Reagan could not be painted as an Extremist by the media because the American people KNEW and trusted him long before there was any political diminision to his persona.
He was a familiar and welcome presence in the homes of the masses from morning till night. The kids watched him show them how the Bad Guys would come to a bad end in Death Valley Days and Mom and Pop relaxed after he introduced high quality shows at night sponsored by GE.
Reagan has no succesor on the scene only an appointee of which he was VERY proud.
rudy isn’t the answer.
Any of the top 3 RINOS, Rudy McRomney, get in and we can kiss any difference between the parties goodbye. Not there is that much difference right now.
Not ONE person who has been against Rudy has changed their mind about him. Not ONE. You are delusional!
Well I guess the upside is the humor. You actually think I'm a liberal, and I find that to be hillarious. Liberals are always appalled at my politics, but oh well, believe what you want.
Looks like Jim is cleaning out the cellar...
Its his site, his perspective.
One I happen to agree wholeheartedly with.
Rudybots represent a small fraction of FR.
Something just under 10% according to the latest FR poll.
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=178;results=2
Miguel Estrada. Past is prologue. Amazing.
No, I just think the line in the sand has finally been drawn. The days of conservatives holding their noses for the lesser of the two evils are over.
BTW, I supported Rudy initially, under the premise that he'll move to the right on the social issues (and leave them alone) and focus more on economic and national security issues. I lean Libertarian, but even I and most Libertarians are repulsed at the thought of a President who openly supports abortion and gun control in all of its ugly glory.
The fact is, is that Rudy is a die-hard liberal and has no business running for President as a Republican. If JimRob calling out these FReepers' whose panties are bunching up because Rudy isn't liked here, so be it.
Sorry Howlin, gotta disagree with you here.
Good news bump. Let’s stand strong everyone for our convictions for Rudy. It doesn’t matter what candidate some other FReepers support, what matters is the quality of our support for Rudy.
And dropping every week : )
Yes, we all know the cool people support Rudy. What a ridiculous premise to base your vote on. It's too hard to actually research the issues and support the candidate that best represents YOU, so just go to FR and see who the nice people are supporting and save yourself all that time and work.
This forum has always been a conservative site. The fact that the majority of Republicans are conservatives accounts for the many Republicans that post here. If the Republican party elects a liberal nominee, this site will still be a conservative site and the same conservative posters that have always supported conservatives will still be posting here.
This is the problem in a nutshell, the Rudy supporters idea of compromise is - If Rudy doesn't get the nomination we will support a conservative. The rest of us are saying - First and foremost - Elect a conservative nominee! And then, we will support that conservative even if they weren't our first choice. As long as Rudy is in the equation there can be no compromise from the Rudy crowd, so Rudy has to be purged in order to have any discussion and consensus about the other candidates.
I think most Giuliani supporters at least 1/2 to 2/3 would switch sides within 90 days of announcement.
Really?
I ask, because there is so much conflicting evidence against the Mayor.
He appears to be a “Rockefeller” republican. Not much different than Bush. (The Bush’s and Rockefeller’s may have money, political and familty ties.)
So, why Guilliani? He seems to be a Bat Masterson or Virgil Earp. And his pick for SecHomeland Security...
Just curious.
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