Corbett has already spent $4.8 million of his re-election money; here's #s for other candidates

[JPZenger]

Last edited Thu Jan 23, 2014, 10:57 AM - Edit history (2)

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-corbett-election-campaign-finance-20140122,0,6610441.story

It was surprising to me when I read that Corbett has already blown through $4.8 million of his re-election campaign fund, with nothing to show for it. There must have been a helluvalotta steak dinners for the campaign director. He has $7.5 million left to spend.

Excerpt:

"Democratic candidate Tom Wolf, a York County businessman and former state Revenue secretary, has pledged to spend $10 million of his own money while raising an additional $3.3 million.

State Treasurer Rob McCord raised $6.6 million, which includes $1.7 million of his own money and about $1.3 million from his 2012 state treasurer campaign.

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz's campaign has raised $6.5 million, which includes $3.1 million from her congressional campaign."

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Earlier article:

Loophole allowed source of $1.5 million contribution to Corbett to be untraceable.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/10/18/11498/pennsylvania-governor-benefited-untraceable-15-million-donation



Excerpt from above link:

"The RGA Pennsylvania PAC, which retained the same D.C. address of its parent organization and listed the same treasurer, filed reports with the state listing contributions from individuals and not corporations.

Six-and seven-figure donations came to the state PAC from some of the RGA’s most loyal contributors, but only 3 percent of the PAC’s total fundraising came from inside the state. They included $1 million from hedge fund managers Paul Singer of New York, Steven Cohen of Connecticut and Ken Griffin and wife Anne from Chicago. Texas home builder Bob Perry gave $500,000.

Those donations alone comprise more than half of the $6 million that went from the RGA to Corbett."

[blue neen]

1. Corbett is going to have a tough time campaigning,

since he won't show up where there are protests against him and his damaging policies.

The Chicken Corporate Governor, Tom Corbett.

[JPZenger]

2. Yes, just threaten to protest, and Corbett will cancel his event

When George W.'s popularity was in the toilet, he would only do public appearances within heavily defended US military bases.

Corbett normally only does appearances at expensive chamber of commerce dinners, with advance ticket sales, or inside businesses with the bosses at the front who are watching over the behavior of their employees, or in a radio station with a friendly interviewer.

The guy has never been inside a Philadelphia public school. I double-dare ya Tommy.