Posted on 07/18/2007 5:55:45 AM PDT by Reaganesque
WASHINGTON — San Joaquin Valley residents are voting with their checkbooks and presidential candidates are scooping up the money. So far, count Republican Mitt Romney as the regional winner. Romney raised more money from the valley than any of his Republican or Democratic rivals, newly filed campaign statements show. Boosted by politically active Fresno farmers and Modesto doctors, Romney reported raising more than $100,000 from valley contributors in three months. Romney raised at least $108,200 in individually reported valley contributions, the filings show. This outpaced the $60,100 raised by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the $34,225 raised by Arizona Sen. John McCain. Democrats and other Republicans raised only a pittance from valley residents. ..
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Not my first choice but I’ll vote Mitt over any democrat and I see no reason for the FR extremists to bash the guy either.
A good executive who will install a good cabinet and appointees is what matters in the end. With a good Congress and Senate then that’s the ticket.
from wiki -Politics
Culturally, the San Joaquin Valley is quite different from much of the rest of California. Among well-populated areas, the San Joaquin Valley is perhaps the most conservative in California. For example, signs can be seen around Pixley and Hanford supporting leaving the United Nations and opposing abortion. Many commentators have noted the irony of the San Joaquin Valley's prevailing "small government" philosophy, given that its farm economy is the product of more than a century of expensive federal and state government projects and that cotton, one of its most important agricultural products, is heavily subsidized. While the importance of agriculture in the area can curb environmentalism, air pollution is a serious and acknowledged problem in the area. Resentment of perceived condescension by Southern Californians and San Francisco Bay Area residents is a recurring theme in the valley's politics, occasionally manifesting itself in laws such as Kern County's 2005 ban on the importation of sewage sludge from urban counties. LOL
Romney picks up plenty of valley cashYea but:
1) Utah
2) DC
3) Mass
4) Idaho
5) Conn
6) Nevada
7) Arizona
8) Michigan
9) California
10)Wyoming
A few interesting facts:
Romney is fundraising leader in Oregon:
According to new totals from the Federal Election Commission, Romney has raised about $326,000 in the state. After Romney, Democrat John Edwards is next in the money race in Oregon. The former Senator from North Carolina has raised about $208,000 in the state. He's followed by Hillary Clinton, with about $125,000, and Barack Obama, with about $115,000.
Romney raised the most money in Michigan at $1.6 million
Romney leads all others in donations from the private-equity companies
Romney raised $694,763 in Georgia
Romney raised $500,000 in Nevada
http://www.mittreport.com
Mitt can win California!
If the story is right and the chart is wrong, I'd read it as good news for Mr. Romney. A big part of winning the nomination will be winning a good number of delegates in California on February 5. If large areas of Republican California will support Mr. Romney so that he takes the most delegates from California, he could be in a position to survive until February 6. Unless something changes, Fred Thompson will win the most delegates across the south, and Rudy Giuliani will win New York. Mitt Romney needs to win big in Michigan and have a great showing in California to stay competitive. If he does, he and Fred Thompson could be leading candidates still viable after the super primary.
Bill
The chart accompanied the story.
I saw it on the story, but I can’t figure out what it means. The chart seems to contradict the story, and I was trying to understand the real situation.
Who knows? The media, even the friendly part of it, is exceedingly lazy so, you never know. The chart says that the totals may not add up because it doesn’t include some counties. What that means specifically, I have no idea. But, the story remains the same. Mitt is out fundraising most of the field of candidates.
I hope that fundraising means that he has good support in California. He’ll need to do well there if he’s going to win the nomination. I’d still like to see Duncan Hunter as the nominee, but if Mr Hunter doesn’t gain some support, Mr. Romney is my next choice.
Mitt bump!
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