Comments on: Blanche Lincoln Is Raising Insane Amounts of Money

By: John Sanson

John Sanson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:48:32 +0000

Well Susie, i was just addressing the lobbyist and unions that SouthArkie was talking about. You are right though individual people can donate to whoever they like up to the max. I don’t think that was ever in dispute. Any individual in the U.S. can donate up to the max no matter where they work. Don’t you think that the people who spend thier time working with a PAC or a group that supports a candidate would want to donate on a personal level. This doesn’t prove there there is some big web of deception.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:44:52 +0000

John, that is just scraping the surface of how campaign funding works. Every person who works for the PAC can donate the max, every person who works for whatever corporation can donate the max, every person who works for the professional organization which supports the candidate, can donate the max. It goes on and on, about 10 layers deep, so when you only look at the top layer or two, it is deceiving. Check out the video link on ourcaucus-ar.com

By: John Sanson

John Sanson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:57:06 +0000

I took the time to look at opensecrets.org at Senator Lincoln’s finances as SouthArkie suggested. It looks as if Senator Lincoln has only recieved $159,000 from lobbyist out of $3,311,812 they reported she raised between her Campaign Cmte and PAC. This is about 4% of the total funds. It dosen’t specify which groups gave, but I’m sure that some of the lobbyist that donated support issues that Senator Lincoln has always supported. As for the “union bosses” I hope they didn’t donate too much because she is not supporting their big issue,the EFCA (Employee free choice act).

By: AKA Bryce

AKA Bryce — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:43 +0000

Actually it was 2 months. Beebe canceled some ad time one month to stay out in front. We also raised more money that any Arkansas republican ever, including Mike Huckabee.

By: David Kinkade

David Kinkade — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:04:24 +0000

True enough, Southarkie, but it all spends the same when it comes time for the TV advertising blitz.
D.

By: SouthArkie

SouthArkie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:54:36 +0000

What you should be reporting is all the lobbyist money she is taking, the same money that goes directly against the wishes of the citizens in Arkansas. Her fundraiser in the downtown Little Rock Union building might be fine with taking that liberal-lobbyist money from union bosses and Obama fundraisers but the voters will judge her differently… you don’t believe me, go to opensecrets.org to search her finance records….

By: JMP

JMP — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:41:21 +0000

I remember that one month ASA! out raised Mike Jr.