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.
She probably will win the Straw poll, if Ron Paul does not.
Isn`t it just something that`s purchased? I am open to correction on that for sure
No, they will do as they are told. LOL
That's the absolute, unvarnished truth.
Everyone (with a brain) already knows how this movie's going to end. I've been wishing we could just fast forward to January 20th, 2013 for the last two years.
Oh please... FoG hasn't unfairly attacked Michele Bachmann.
If you're so thin skinned about your chosen candidate that you can't suffer the slightest criticism of her, or any analysis of how she's faring in the nominating campaign, then you already know the stark truth.
Buck up, or stay in the truck.
You know very well you'd be posting lies and smears against Bachmann if she had never hired Ed Rollins.
so you complain about Bachmann attacks then attack Palin. a puff piece? ROFL.....
the money isn’t rolling in because it’s all waiting for Sarah to announce.Yep. I'm not even going to consider anyone untill I know if Sarah's running...
That's about the most idiotic statement I've seen you make in weeks.
The same MSM that has been waging holy war on Sarah Palin for almost three years, is suddenly their "fave" because of one article? LOL
And Pudding! lots and lots of Pudding!
Never let it be said that Lord Soros does not feed the psychic attack dogs of the Soros For Palin Attack and Destroy Patrol well ;)
As opposed to PDS. At least our most adored Goddess ;) didn’t alienate half of her base over the Birther issue, (Then hire a RINO GOP company man) and stick her foot in her mouth every 5 mun. thereafter.
BTW, we invite you to join us for the ritual chanting later ;)
Yes, Lord Soros definitely believes in keeping the Soros For Palin troops fat and happy! I especially love the jelly-filled donut burgers! ;-)
“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.”
That’s part of the joy of working for our Evil Overlord. He pays well and you can’t beat the benefits! ;)
“More Bachmann bashing from Palin supporters. Free Republic turning into DU more and more every day.’
Stop by a Palin thread sometime. You apparently are unaware of what mindless and unwarranted bashing really looks like.
Is it just me or does anyone else see the irony of a guy with the nic “RINOs Suck” defending a candidate that hired one of the biggest RINOS out there to run her campaign?
Sorry guy. Somewhere along the lines, MB took some hellaciously bad advice. Now she’s paying to get even more. Defend it all you like.
Well, you know it is true, but then you will never admit it. They just want to help things along.
And they did so. I do like the fact you know it has been weeks. Fancy that, we meet up on a bash Michele thread and not a Palin thread. Lookee here, there you are acting all high and mighty. LOL. I think I might check out how many threads you have displayed your BDS. BDS’er.
Now, who looks bad? Hmm?
Do you ever stop to consider that hundreds, perhaps even thousands of people read what you’re posting?
Does it give you pause, that so many people who will likely never bother responding to you, are nonetheless watching you reveal yourself to be little more than a taunting juvenile, who is painfully challenged by simple logic and reason, and whose most stinging rebuke is usually something along the lines of “HA HA!”?
I really should lay off you. Every time I respond to one of your sterling examples of mindless regurgitation, you come right back and confirm precisely what I was getting at.
Well, at least your entertainment value is growing, as the campaign season rolls along. I guess every forum needs some comedic relief. Thanks for what you do!
Speaking of "worship" there seem to be a few Bachmann supporters here who can't deal with a little analysis of Bachmann's fund raising numbers.
And speaking of being unforgiving, it's usually a simple apology that preceeds forgiveness.
I wouldn't care if she hired Chelsea Clinton to run her campaign as long as she stays true to her 100 PERCENT conservative voting record (as compiled by the ACU) and her conservative beliefs.
Get it through your skull -- she hired Rollins to gain access to Huckabee's infrastructure so she can win Iowa. That perfect sense politically.
Making Ed Rollins out to be a boogeyman is lunacy.
Get it through YOUR skull...
Her genius move of hiring your favorite RINO alienated most of the people that could help her win the election and make use of that voting record. That makes as much ‘political sense’ as your statement.
Instead she POd a lot of her former supporters and semi supporters and if she makes it to the primaries at the gaffe rate she is now compiling (thanks in part to Rollins .... ahem...’guidance’) it will be amazing. Rollins, through his own actions, made himself into a boogeyman. I didn’t need to lift a finger. But back him all you like. Not a very smart thing to do, but that’s your call, not mine.
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