Posted on 07/15/2011 1:25:52 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge
The much awaited figures for Michele Bachmann’s fundraising in the second quarter of the fiscal year reported today did nothing to burnish her image as the up and coming Republican. Her total of $2 million raised in the last three months plus two million more shifted from her congressional campaign account illustrated that for all of the progress her candidacy has made in the last several weeks, she seems to lack the infrastructure and staff work that more established hopefuls have already put into place. The high expectations her poll figures have produced means pulling in only $2 million has to be considered something of a disappointment.
Bachmann’s excuses for this showing will center on the fact that at the start of the quarter she barely had a campaign, let alone the sort of organization that would allow her to rake in the big bucks. Her Internet fundraising operation, key to a grass roots populist candidacy such as hers, so far lacks the sophistication and promotional efforts needed for her to harness the energy of enthusiastic Tea Party and conservative Christian backers.
If she can manage to put together a better online effort in the coming months, then she may be able to start raising the big bucks from a broad base of small contributors that could help put the nomination within reach. But if she fails to do so, this shortfall will put a brake on both her momentum and her ability to compete with the cash-rich Mitt Romney.
Having lifted herself from the second tier to leading alternative to the frontrunner in just a few weeks, Bachmann no longer has the ability to fly below the radar. The congresswoman’s fast start has set high expectations that require her to do more than just skate by. If Bachmann’s performance in the Iowa straw poll in August or the next fundraising report again falls short of what we believe a first-tier candidate must do, her hopes will suffer.
Not a penny to the RNC.
Nanny, nanny, boo, boo.
No, not always. /sarc, I do not take you seriously.
LOL
Darn it. I always forget the good part.
Hit piece
Kind of early for money to go to primary candidates.
That said, this article is a true "call to action"; and, I think I can part with a small sum.
I'll be sending it to MB within the week.
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While she has some real support, much of it is manufactured by MSM, this is some of the proof.
Proof my A__ !! She didn’t declare until when?
Proof will be at the Iowa Straw Poll 13AUG. See ya there.
Heh...you ought to see the Lamborghini that Soros gave me on our luxury cruise to the Greek Isles together, as a reward for my work against Bachmann.
;)
Bingo
Thanks
Ask President Romney how well winning the Iowa Straw Poll works out. Maybe that’s why only the 2nd tier candidates paid the money to be on the ballot.
Precisely...
Everybody (okay maybe just me) is waiting for sarah to come in so i can fill out the automatic funds deduction. :-)
That sounds plausible.
You lie!!!!
More Bachmann bashing from Palin supporters. Free Republic turning into DU more and more every day.
these numbers are not good. Palin raised almost the same and that was for a PAc and her not making any direct appeals for money.
Didn’t you know it’s OK to attack Michele Bachmann on sarahpalin.com aka freerepublic.com
Well Palin did get that puff piece, er, interview with the lamestream Newsweek didn’t she? What will Palin KADs do when Rick Perry gets in. Will there be enough time in the day for them to attack both Bachmann and Perry?
bachmann doesn’t get a cent from me until she fires Rollins and the longer she takes the less likely she is to get it then. more and more I think Bachmann is a astroturf candidate
Hey Thanks :) Coming from Virginia Ridgerunner.. makes my day. :)
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