Paperdoll, you might want to check on this article from October 30th of this year from the Washington Times regarding Scott MacKenzie and Jordan Gerke who are running “Friends of Herman Cain, Inc.”.
The link is http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/30/operatives-raise-cash-for-cain-themselves/print/ .
Apparently they have collected lots and lots of money from conservatives for several campaigns (usually conservative candidates WITHOUT a strong campaign organization) and spend most of it going to companies they control.
According to the article the candidate gets money, but not as much as they would if you donated directly to the candidate. This group does run direct mailings, etc., but they are not affiliated with Cain’s campaign directly.
IOW they funnel money to their own companies on behalf of the candidate while giving some money directly to the candidate, but NOT giving all of it directly TO the candidate (in this case Cain) for the candidate to decide how to spend it.
Just check it out and if you don’t mind, let me know what you think. The following is a direct quote from the article:
“Even if it runs effective vote-getting efforts, it will almost certainly provide a comfortable source of income for Mr. Gehrke, Mr. Mackenzie and the political contractors they hire. The fund, with a logo whose largest words are “Herman Cain for President” - the name of the official campaign - likely will raise money that would have gone to the campaign itself, including from donors who think they’re giving to it.”
All the sites (including the one with the address you listed) show “Paid for by Friends of Herman Cain.”
I would like to send him some money, but I want to send it DIRECTLY to HIM so he can decide where he needs it most.
Sal - those men started “Americans for Herman Cain” (read the article you linked to)
Friends of Herman Cain, Inc. is official part of Cain’s campaign, http://www.hermancain.com and the iowa fund website ARE legitimate. Stockbridge is indeed the correct snail mail address to send donations too.
I sure hope you aren’t providing this incorrect information elsewhere!
Please circulate hyour post all over the place. This sounds so utterly MORMON, so Mitt Romney! This is terrible!