Saturday, July 25, 2009
Uh-oh...
This has shades of Katherine Harris' failed campaign for the Senate in 2006. Two of Marco Rubio's top campaign officials: his campaign manager and his top fundraising consultant - are off of the payroll. According to Adam Smith's reporting, Marco Rubio claimed that these changes are just part of the "unconventional" campaign against Republican front-runner Charlie Crist. Um, well - no. If this were an all volunteer campaign - maybe. But to go from well-paid to nothing? It's not over, but the fat lady has cleared her throat and is approaching the microphone.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Fundraising and the Cost of a Campaign
Newly released fundraising numbers show Kendrick Meek (D) and Charlie Crist (R) pulling in 1.2m and 4.3m respectively in the last quarter. Republican challenger Marco Rubio pulled in $340,000.
For some state perspective, consider (according to Adam Smith of the St. Pete Times):
"This was the first fundraising period since Rubio announced his candidacy, though earlier this year he raised about $250,000 when he was still in an exploratory phase. At this point in the 2004 Republican Senate primary, Mel Martinez raised $1.7 million, then-U.S. Rep. Mark Foley raised more than $700,000, Larry Klayman raised $673,000 and Bill McCollum raised $330,000."
For some state perspective, consider (according to Adam Smith of the St. Pete Times):
"This was the first fundraising period since Rubio announced his candidacy, though earlier this year he raised about $250,000 when he was still in an exploratory phase. At this point in the 2004 Republican Senate primary, Mel Martinez raised $1.7 million, then-U.S. Rep. Mark Foley raised more than $700,000, Larry Klayman raised $673,000 and Bill McCollum raised $330,000."
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