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Small Texas donors fuel Gingrich campaign after Perry endorsement
Houston Chronicle ^
| February 21, 2012
Posted on 02/21/2012 2:59:07 PM PST by Red Steel
While plenty of Texans have put forward big bucks for presidential candidates and their Super PACs, smaller donations gave each of the four leading Republican candidates several hundred thousand dollars in January, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The donations for individuals and PACs – the non-super ones – are capped at $5,000. And while they are drowned out by the donations such as Houston home builder Bob Perry’s million to Mitt Romney, they still play a part in the election.
“Candidates still count the small donors,” said Texans for Public Justice Director Craig McDonald. “I think it’s a way to measure in some sense their popularity among the electorate.”
The most financial support went toward Newt Gingrich who raised $373,792 last month, bringing his total to $1,040,216 for the state over all.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gingrich; newt; perry
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posted on
02/21/2012 2:59:12 PM PST
by
Red Steel
To: Red Steel
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posted on
02/21/2012 3:17:16 PM PST
by
ConfidentConservative
(If my people shall humble themselves and pray,I will hear from Heaven and heal their land.)
To: lonevoice
Go Newt! All the way to the White House in 2012!
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posted on
02/21/2012 3:29:19 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(Forward With Confidence!)
To: Red Steel
one million in texas...not gonna get ya far
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posted on
02/21/2012 3:48:50 PM PST
by
skaterboy
(Hate=Love....Love=Hate)
To: Red Steel
Newt is getting almost no air time on the MSM and Fox is just as bad. It looks like ads will be the only way he can get his message out. It will be hard since Romney and Santorum are using negative ads and if Newt gets any attraction they will hit him again. Newt is in a hard place.
Go Newt!
To: Red Steel
Newt is getting almost no air time on the MSM and Fox is just as bad. It looks like ads will be the only way he can get his message out. It will be hard since Romney and Santorum are using negative ads and if Newt gets any attraction they will hit him again. Newt is in a hard place.
Go Newt!
To: Red Steel
It is great to know that some of us, do see the strength in which Newt can give to the country. There's no doubt his supporters think highly of him.
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posted on
02/21/2012 3:58:39 PM PST
by
Christie at the beach
(I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
To: Logical me
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Newt is in a hard place ...
Yes ... so were George Washington (just before Trenton) ... and Winston Churchill when the NAZI were smarming all over conquered Europe ...
Fortunately ... and this "is not" a "blind-allegance" nor a "political groupie" observation ...
Newt Gingrich "perfectly" understands where he is strategically and tactically ...
Just like Wellington at Waterloo (highly recommended movie with Netflix ... http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Waterloo/70008096?trkid=2361637) ...
Newt Gingrich knows that courage and patience and Prayer will win the day ... for America and his campaign ...
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posted on
02/21/2012 5:36:26 PM PST
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin in 2012 !)
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