Even THE OPRAH would be charmed by this photo...It is BLOCKBUSTER and so 21st century...
Posted on 08/02/2007 5:11:36 AM PDT by Brilliant
Republican Fred Thompson on Tuesday reported raising nearly $3.5 million in one month for his expected presidential bid, lagging behind his backers' original $5 million goal...
Mr. Thompson spent only $625,745 of the $3.46 million he raised in June, the first month of his preliminary campaign committee, the report showed. Still, the total raised fell short of the $5 million target his backers initially set...
Although he's not yet officially in the race for the presidential nomination, Mr. Thompson continues to rank high in national popularity polls and surveys...
While he collected more than several other Republicans, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain, in their initial months as prospective candidates, Mr. Thompson's money doesn't even compare to the $6.5 million raised in one day by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
In all, 9,167 people from across the country donated to Mr. Thompson, including 7,534 who donated online. Aides totaled 6,888 small donors who gave $200 or less, a group Thompson can tap again for campaign cash. Among all donors, the average contribution was $369.87.
Donors in his state of Tennessee contributed more than $1.6 million. Other top donor states were Texas, New York and Virginia... and California...
High-profile donors included Trace Adkins, a country music singer, and his wife, Rhonda, who live outside of Nashville. Each contributed the $2,300 maximum. New York socialite Georgette Mosbacher, the president and chief executive officer of Borghese, a cosmetic, skincare and fragrance company, also donated...
The financial disclosure comes amid upheaval within his would-be campaign; his campaign-manager-in-waiting was sidelined, a few additional aides have departed and others are considering doing the same.
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So, you think it actually makes sense to complain about low contributions for a candidate when the candidate isn't running for office? That is nonsense.
I like Fred, and think he is the best candidate. If he doesn't run, he won't get elected. If he can't figure out if he will run, then he is a Ross Perot look-alike.
He looks pretty wishy-washy at the moment. Only he can clear that up. I won't contribute to a non-running candidate any more that you would to my campaign. (I'm not running either, so it doesn't surprise me that my election fund is still empty.)
As soon as he declares, there’s a check coming from me...and I suspect, many others at the grass roots as well.
Dude, he's IN. Don't you get it? You are witnessing the future of political campaigning. 20 years from now you'll tell your grandkids that you were a part of this!
| Candidate | Receipts | Spent | Debt | Polls | Cost per Point | |
| mitt | $44,432,350 | $32,310,796 | $8,945,028 | 15 | $2,750,388.27 | |
| rudy | $35,629,265 | $17,303,045 | 0 | 24 | $720,960.21 | |
| fred | 3,462,355 | 625,743 | 0 | 23 | $27,206.22 | |
Can you post the link to where anyone in an official capacity, representing FRed Thompson, or his campaign, set a “goal” of 5 million?
BTW, How much did Hunter raise in his first month? Last reporting cycle?
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