The Virginian-Pilot
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen took in more than $1.1 million in donations during the quarter that ended June 30, his second consecutive fundraising quarter to top the $1 million mark, his campaign announced Wednesday.
Allen has collected $2.6 million from more than 5,000 donors. During the most recent period, some 82 percent of his donations came from Virginians. The campaign has $1.65 million in cash.
That puts him well ahead of another Republican candidate, Jamie Radtke, who reported an overall fundraising total of nearly $250,000, but behind Democratic candidate Timothy M. Kaine.
Last week, Kaine announced that he raised more than $2.2 million during the period. He has roughly $1.75 million in cash.
Kaine, a former Virginia governor and past chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is expected to draw support from a network of national political donors and have White House backing.
The Allen campaign has criticized Kaine's acceptance of donations from a Democratic fundraising group, as well as his ties to President Barack Obama.
Other declared candidates in the 2012 Senate race include Republicans Tim Donner, E.W. Jackson and David McCormick, Democrat Julien Modica, and independents Kevin Chisholm and Robert Lee.
Radtke's campaign announced that it collected more than $92,000 from donors during the period spanning April-June. Her
contributions came solely from individuals, not political action committees, special interest groups or personal loans from the candidate, according to her campaign. She has roughly $46,000 in cash on hand.
In a statement, Radtke campaign manager Dave Johnson said that "organic fundraising efforts" had been pursued through mid-May, when the campaign hired an "experienced finance director."
"We are pleased with the direction our fundraising efforts are going, and we are confident we will continue to see momentum throughout the rest of the year," Johnson said. "Like the ultimately successful grassroots Tea Party campaigns of 2008, we never expected to compete this early with the candidates of the Washington establishment. George Allen and Tim Kaine are clearly the establishment candidates in this election."
Julian Walker, (804) 697-1564, julian.walker@pilotonline.com
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Wealth versus people. Phooey
Wealth versus people. Phooey on Republicanism!
allen vs kaine
I doesn't matter how much money either of these candidates stashes in his coffers for the upcoming election. What matters is how well did each of these candidates perform as Governor of Virginia. Elect as our next Senator the individual you consider did the most for our State as Virginia's Governor.
too early to brag about money
They will both get much more; Allen especially when the tea bags roll over for him.
POWERFUL PERSONALITIES IN VA..WOW
Got God Gang
BEHOLD VIRGINIA..ALLEN+KAINE..TWO POWERFUL PERSONALITIES..WOW
fast forward
leave social security + medicare alone
reduce foreign spending..the USA is no good to anybody if out boat sinks
this is where I am in the bible
psalm 127
exodus 19
read on....
Passion, not $$$ alone, is the key
Hey, all you Obama supporters in 2008. Hey, all you Tea Party candidate supporters in 2010. Remember the PASSION and GRASS ROOTS ACTIVITY that resulted in your wins at the polls? To win, there needs to be VOTER PASSION first. The $$$, and victory, will follow.
Without VOTER PASSION (i.e., involvement) in an election, $$$ alone always wins. You only have to look to the 2008 Obama campaign to see how it should work --- passion/involvement generates activity and $$$, THEN $$$ and activity generate the win.
When the electorate is lazy and doesn't care, $$$ wins. It's that simple.
Plus some ACORN voter fraud
Plus some ACORN voter fraud helps too...
Money talks.
Seems that only those with large war chests or wealthy, anonymous backers, (such as Citizens United) will be able t o compete in the political arena. Is it any wonder that our congress and legislatures all seem to pander to large corporations? Now, here's a what-if:
What if all tax filers were required to add one dollar to their tax returns, which is now an option, with the money to be equally divided among ALL the candidates? All media outlets were required to give equal coverage to every candidate? All candidates therefor competing on an equal footing? How many would accept the concept of a fair and balanced election if mandated? If you don't find this idea acceptable, then don't complain about wealthy candidates winning all the time!
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Money! Money!
In today's political arena the candidates appear to be more concerned with how much money is in their "War Chest" then the needs of the people.
I wonder what the country would be like? If the common man was elected into Congress, instead of the altra-rich.
It's not only Congress.
I know several people who would be interested in running for local and state offices, but they don't have the money, nor the backing of companies who donate the big money, to compete against those who have that type of backing. Big money, also known as greed, has taken over all forms of government.