Election money
Well, the dust has settled and even Hillary has conceded. Kamala lost. Not sure how big a ‘victory’ Trump really has, so many people vote against their most hated candidate instead of for someone they like (I sure as heck didn’t vote FOR him, but definitely voted AGAINST her – think there are five million voters out of 200,000,000 who did that? Wouldn’t bet against it, Jack. I think at least 10 million of those famous 81 million Biden voters are better described as not-Trump voters.) No matter what, elections cost money – and in this supposedly foreshortened election, cost quite a bit. “Made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast” – sound familiar?
In just one race, the Dems blew through the $1,400,000,000 Kamala raised – and left the campaign $20,000,000 in debt. Basically a hundred day campaign, at what, 14 million plus a day. And this doesn’t count the lower races, some of which cost millions on their own. Maybe Howard Baker (R, TN) was right long ago- since the rich guys are the ones that run for most offices, make them unpaid across the board. But back to Kamala, who did what all politicians do – run through the money till it’s gone, then run through some more.
Democrats want Vice President Kamala Harris to stop asking her supporters for money after she reportedly raised $1.4bn for her campaign and ended it with $20m in debt.
It’s not uncommon for presidential candidates to end their campaigns in debt. Hillary Clinton ended her 2008 campaign with $25m in debt and Barack Obama ended his 2012 campaign with $6.8m. The debts were settled in 2013 and 2018 respectively.
The emails to supporters are raising cash for a joint fundraising committee affiliated with her campaign. The money will first go through the DNC, then the campaign’s recount account, and then to state parties, according to Politico. The committee will pay for expenses before the transfers happen.
Democratic watchers worry that Harris could be destroying relationships with donors by asking them to give her money after she raised millions within the first week of her campaign, eventually bringing in more than $1bn.
Send us money! Send us MORE money! We blew everything you sent us before – so send us more! I can think of several songwriters who could riff on that pretty well.
The funny part to me is that many Democrats are saying it sounds like begging, and used phrases like “eroding trust” and “eroding relationships” – what, they think the donors feel like they didn’t get a good deal for all the dough?
Maybe, just maybe, if they had actually been honest with their supporters and admitted old Joe has doddered over the crest and his cheese is aging itself off his cracker, they would be in a better state. ‘Course then, they’d have to explain why Kamala was selected, not elected, as the candidate.
Category: "Teh Stoopid", 2024 Election, Kamala
Well, after all, they are the masters of deficit spending…
She keeps tapping Hack for some coin. And for some reason she think that Hack’s name is Kate. Have some dignity, Kamala, use those leadership skills you have honed over the decades in the private sector. There is a proud but humble woman owned business currently located on the shoulder of the River Road off-ramp of the National Capital Beltway that could use your vision.
Well, I definitively vote for Trump, not just against Kamala Harris. The President doesn’t have to be my friend or even someone I like, but whoever is best for the country.
If Trump survives these two months from Lefty wannabe snipers and deep state conspiracies, he has an opportunity to effect real change in America.
The opportunity is his to squander, and I am glad to be part of those who gave him the opportunity. I don’t think anyone else has enough independence from the donor class to make this happen.
We shall see.
I definitely voted against Obummer in ’08 & ’12.
You’d think that for $1.4 very large one could buy a better candidate. Guess not, huh?
Blame it on Bidenomics. These days $1.4 Billion doesn’t have the same purchasing power as it did in 2020.
All the correct usual insiders got the bulk of the campaign money, in the usual way, so why are folks complaining?
I still have a few $2 bills from long ago.
I’m told they are still worth $2 inflation be damned.
I wonder if Walmarts self check out machine will take one.
Or if the employee ever saw one.
Probably call security on me.
That $2 bill will confuse the dancers at Classy Ladies.
https://patch.com/us/across-america/houston-school-officials-call-police-after-student-tries-buying-lunch-2-bill-0
A cashier handed me a $2 bill and went on to explain it was worth $2; perhaps he tried that with an earlier customer who demanded two $1 bills. Another cashier refused to take the two $2 bills I handed him to pay for something that cost $4. The US could go to the loonie twonies folks use up north; except, the US can’t decide what a $1 coin should look like, going to a $2 coin would cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the Congress for years.
Back in the early 2000s, some wag circulated to Orlando businesses some very well made $200 bills with W Bush pictured. (Late 90s C-note format.) Surprising how many cashiers accepted them.
But the Real Genius was the one circulating $13 bills in busy fast food joints. They were “semi-talented amateur, B for effort, first publication” work. A whole bunch of folks accepted them. C-mon man…..