I hadn’t even heard of this straw poll. He doesn’t have to pay me for my vote.
Two things:
1) Mitt has a couple hundred million dollars at least, of his own money, my bet is that he would spend most of it to get the Presidency, if he thought only money were standing between him and it, and
2) If he gets anywhere near being able to get the nomination, his supporters will make sure he doesn't have to spend very much of his own money. If he gets the nomination, he won't have to spend another dime of his money.
I'm not a Mittbot, but that's the way I see it.
Over $8 million (almost 9) in debt too. Guess fiscal conservatism is off that table.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp?cycle=2008
How much money did Romney spend in Illinois?
RHINO 911 — Fred and McCain on patrol ;-)
Looks to me like Mitt Romney is an adept and successful E X E C U T I V E .
Mitt's been in Illinois for six monthes and outspending everyone? That's news to me. I'm an Illinois resident and I've never seen him here once or heard a single Mitt Romney ad.
Perhaps you are confusing us with Iowa residents.
It is one thing to be anti-this-or-that candidate but to say that getting 40% of the vote of a nine candidate field (more than 2x Thompson) is "puny" is nothing less than blatant dishonesty.
And the outspend cannard is just more sour grapes. Romney has spent money to make money. That is he has taken the chances by spending money to establish himself as a top-tier candidate and with two straw polls in his favor will now probably replace money spent with new contributions - above and beyond what he has already spent.
Mitt is doing very well in the fundraising category and that’s very important. You have no idea.
I am proud of my candidate. Go, Mitt!!