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Gingrich Campaign Says It Has Raised Almost $9 Million
NY Times Politics Blog ^ | Dec 28, 2011 | By TRIP GABRIEL

Posted on 12/29/2011 2:00:04 AM PST by Jim Robinson

LE MARS, Iowa — Newt Gingrich’s campaign said on Wednesday that it had raised close to $9 million in the last quarter of the year, a significant improvement over the six-figure sum it raised over the summer, reflecting a flood of small donors who responded to Mr. Gingrich’s debate performances and propelled his surge to the top of polls this month.

But as his momentum has evaporated under the assault of rival campaigns, especially those of the better financed candidates Mitt Romney and Representative Ron Paul of Texas, Mr. Gingrich plans to spend nearly all of his available cash in the remaining days before the Jan. 3 caucuses, including $500,000 for television advertisements.

“We will have a positive balance of cash on hand — hence I’m still getting paid,” said R.C. Hammond, Mr. Gingrich’s spokesman. “Any good campaign three days before the Iowa caucuses won’t have a lot of cash on hand” – because it will deplete its resources in an all-out effort to do well.

Besides television, the campaign is spending noticeably on an eight-day bus tour here, Mr. Gingrich’s first, and on a four-person staff from New York who arrived this week to identify supporters at campaign events, all of which have been well attended.

Mr. Hammond pointedly compared Mr. Gingrich’s fourth-quarter fund-raising total to that of Senator John McCain at the same point in 2007. Mr. McCain, reduced to “living off the land” with scant funds in Iowa, lost here but went on to win the nomination.

But no matter how Mr. Gingrich does in Iowa — a poll Wednesday showed him in a statistical tie with Mr. Paul and Rick Santorum, behind Mr. Romney — he will face serious money challenges going forward...

(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: ads; campaign; elections; gingrich; iowa; newt; newtronmoneybomb
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To: WorkingDad; TheOldLady
FR has officially jumped the shark!

Wow, here less than two days, and you know everything. Riiiight.

Oh you have already been zotted. By Numero Uno, no less. Nice flameout, troll.

61 posted on 01/01/2012 8:12:38 PM PST by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom. We have ideas-the Dems only have ideology.)
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To: smoothsailing

IATZ


62 posted on 01/01/2012 8:13:28 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: WorkingDad

Retread, miserable, troll.


63 posted on 01/01/2012 8:14:45 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: onyx

It was wonderful! :)


64 posted on 01/01/2012 8:16:59 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: WorkingDad

Wow!

Been here two days, and you’re an expert on FR?

LOL!

Who were you before, “Non-working Mom?”


65 posted on 01/01/2012 8:19:27 PM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: WorkingDad; smoothsailing; exit82; Jim Robinson; darkwing104; 50mm; stephenjohnbanker; SunkenCiv; ..


So long, WorkingDad (Posting History)

Hat Tip to smoothsailing, exit82, and Jim

Retread, whining troll gets tossed onto a flaming one-way ride to the Viking Kitty mess hall by The Man Himself





No retreading allowed


Thank you JoeProBono

FReepmail TheOldLady to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.

66 posted on 01/01/2012 9:37:32 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: TheOldLady
Thank You for the ping TOL!
67 posted on 01/01/2012 9:53:47 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: TheOldLady
Well if ignorance is bliss, then workingdad is pretty blissful

Especially when tugging on superman's cape.

68 posted on 01/01/2012 9:55:36 PM PST by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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To: smoothsailing; WorkingDad

YES! Wonderful, indeed.

That one was one ugly, mean, nasty, BITTER retread troll.

ZOT!


69 posted on 01/01/2012 10:11:06 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: smoothsailing; WorkingDad

YES! Wonderful, indeed.

That one was one ugly, mean, nasty, BITTER retread troll.

ZOT!


70 posted on 01/01/2012 10:12:15 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: TheOldLady

:-D


71 posted on 01/01/2012 10:32:36 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (I can take tomorrow, $pend it all today. Who can take your income, tax it all away. Obama Man can. :)
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To: South40

My pleasure, dear.


72 posted on 01/01/2012 10:45:22 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Godzilla
...tugging on superman's cape.

Never a great idea.

That's another gorgeous vacation pic!

73 posted on 01/01/2012 10:47:04 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Darksheare

Undead?

Righteous ZOT.


74 posted on 01/01/2012 10:49:04 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Jim Robinson
Mr. Gingrich plans to spend nearly all of his available cash in the remaining days before the Jan. 3 caucuses, including $500,000 for television advertisements.

At first glance, I thought: "What??? Spend $9 Million in 5 days? That's not too smart." But, then I thought, "Hey, why not? Pull out all the stops because if he does not do well in Iowa, he's headed for the house anyhow."
75 posted on 01/02/2012 3:32:05 AM PST by no dems (I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
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...his momentum has evaporated under the assault of rival campaigns, especially those of the better financed candidates Mitt Romney and Representative Ron Paul

Newt oughta scare the doo-doo out of RinoRom. "Hey Mittens, you and your PAC minions have tried to destroy me with all of your money and your attack ads in Iowa. Well, here's the thing, Bucko, if you win the nomination, I'm going to run as an Independent unless you give me the VP spot".

And, I'm to the point that if the GOP pulls defeat out of the jaws of victory, like they can do so well, then I wouldn't care if Newt followed through on his "threat". And please, don't anyone tell me how a 3rd Party would give the Election to Obozo. If RinoRom is the nominee, we're going to have four more years of the Marxist Muslim in the White House anyhow. SCREW 'EM ALL!!!
76 posted on 01/02/2012 3:40:29 AM PST by no dems (I'm more concerned with America's future than I am Newt's past.)
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To: WorkingDad

77 posted on 01/02/2012 6:08:49 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: smoothsailing; WorkingDad
Pathetic retread troll with the mentality of a teenager throwing a tantrum.

WorkingDad, you need tell mama to let you out of the basement more often.

Kitty

78 posted on 01/02/2012 8:50:31 AM PST by jazusamo (If you don't like growing older, don't worry. You may not be growing older much longer: T. Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
Love that pic! Hope you don't mind, but I couldn't resist making a variation on it with rose-coloured specs instead:

cat with rose-coloured glasses
79 posted on 01/02/2012 9:05:29 AM PST by Oceander (TINSTAAFL - Mother Nature Abhors a Free Lunch almost as much as She Abhors a Vacuum)
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To: Oceander

Don’t mind at all and like the rose color, have to save that also.

Have a Great New Year.


80 posted on 01/02/2012 9:14:03 AM PST by jazusamo (If you don't like growing older, don't worry. You may not be growing older much longer: T. Sowell)
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