Deeds campaign finance reporting begs us to do the math
By JR Hoeft | Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | PoliticsCreigh Deeds made a big announcement today. He is very proud of the fact that he raised nearly $3.5 million in July and August.
The Deeds campaign gathered strong grassroots momentum in July and August with 2,284 new donors. More than 90 percent of the donors came from in-state, and 68 percent of them gave less than $200.
In total, the campaign raised $3.48 million from July 1 through August 31, marking the most successful campaign finance period to date.
But this is just begging for some further scrutiny.
First, let’s assume that the 68% that gave $200 or less gave the full $200. That amounts to 1553 donors x $200, which equates to $310,600.
So Deeds telling us that 32% of his donors gave $3.2 million?
Well, it certainly looks that way.
So, then he touts some business donors:
Ted Leonsis ($37,500), Northern Virginia real estate executive Robert H. Smith ($25,000), computer consultant Edward H. Rice ($25,000), former CarMax CEO Austin Ligon ($15,000) and Trader Publishing President Conrad Hall ($15,000).
That only totals $107,500.
So, that still leaves $3.1 million unaccounted for.
Hmmmm. It will be very interesting to see how much came from unions and outside Democratic organizations. I’m betting its the bulk of it.
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You would be right in thinking the bulk of Deeds’ money comes from labor organizations and Democrat Party bodies.
http://www.vpap.org/committees/profile/money_in_raw/1719
I haven’t done the math, but from a quick glance it looks like at least $2 million comes from those sources (including $250K from the creepily-named Mid-Atlantic Laborers Political Education Fund). Plus there’s plenty from the teacher’s unions, UAW, UFCW, and SEIU (natch).
What’s more, with the release of the finance reports today we can see Deeds’ bragging about the number of his small donors for what it is: wishful thinking.
Deeds had a whopping 1858 donors giving $100 or less. By contrast, Virginia’s next governor had *4575* donors giving $100 or less. Now, just who has “strong grassroots momentum”?
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This may be the real result of thesisgate. It galvanized the democrats, made them pay attention, and made them start actually supporting the Deeds campaign. It will be interesting to see how he uses this money. McDonnell still has more cash on had, which is good, and he has done more tv ads but the combination of the new enshrined campaign season (buena vista), thesisgate, and a DNC chair in your pocket could help the Deeds campaign raise money for more silly antics.
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