If you add what Paul got and Dems got in donation the number is low!

Having reviewed hundreds of pages of campaign disclosures, then matching occupations to the listed occupations, the GOP candidates are a joke at reporting occupations.

Lowell Stacy “Casey” Cagle was busted by the weak knee’d Georgia Ethics Commission for NOT reporting the occupations of his contributors.

Now, in general, people give money without saying, “Oh, by the way, I sit on the Board of Directors of your bank, Casey. So list my occupation as Retired or Businessman. Just don’t let people know you and I helped start a bank together so you won’t be seen a having a conflict of interest while on the Banking Committee.”

Ask “Casey” how truthful and accurate he thinks his donors are about their ‘occupation.’

Also, the data was mined from contributions of $200 or more.

I understand for federal reporting there isn’t a lower break out point.

But, and I’m not all that sure, BUT even Aubrey’s fake soldier would have to swallow deep before throwing away $200 in one chunk, eh?

Just some thoughts at large on how poorly campaign finance usually works for the GOP.

MD

Not agreeing with the pack as usual.

But, since Bush isn’t collecting a war chest, I would find it hard to make a hard dollar to hard dollar comparison.

Plus, how do we know ’soldiers’ are making the donations?

Occupation as voluntarily reported by donor?

I do see a huge difference in party to party fund raising in this cycle.

Bush in 2000, primary and general elections, did very, very well as a fundraiser in general.

Fundraising alone can’t WIN the election, but early fundraising and in large amounts can dry up the field in a primary where the donor list is more limited than a general election.

And, we have the lesson of Mr. Whitehouse in the Georgia 10th, don’t we? That fundraising isn’t everything?

Still, very interesting to think about and research further.

MD

I don’t blame our troops for wanting to get out of Iraq. They kick ass, work like dogs in 110 degree heat and have to listen to phony soldiers spread global lies about them.

Do you continue posting this tripe to be funny? The votes are in John and YOU LOST!

News Hound

IF (big if) this is reliable data, then only 40% (so far this year, 40 percent of military money has gone to Democrats for Congress and president, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.

Geez John, why do you blatantly falsify data? Are you being advised by James Carville and forehead Begalla?

I didn’t see this anywhere in the article. If I missed it, I appologize. Either way, “phony soldiers” is the proper nonmenclature.

Is was from the article you can see it if you hit the link.