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An interesting piece on campaign finance and the U.S. Senate race in the Missoulian today.
Mike Dennison at the Lee State Bureau did some digging in campaign financial disclosure reports and found some statistics that shed light on the candidates and how they conduct their campaigns. Conrad Burns has collected nearly $800,000 from corporate CEOs, and nearly $2.6 million from PACs. In response, the GOP trots out the same tired line about supposed out-of-state funds behind Democratic campaigns.
The GOP’s oft-repeated mantra is flat-out wrong about the Tester campaign. Jon Tester has raised over 63% of his funds from Montanans.
Tester has collected plenty of smaller contributions because he appeals to working folks who don’t have a lot of money, said campaign manager Bill Lombardi.
???It’s just a lot of working Montanans who support Jon Tester, a farmer and a working guy,??? Lombardi said.
The Tester campaign also has made a special effort to solicit campaign funds online, resulting in many $25 and $50 donations from Montana and all over the country, he added.
Your support has made this campaign more about montana than interests out of state. Check out the article for more on the U.S. Senate campaign Montanans built.
Posted on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at 10:26 am. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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