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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:34 PM

trailmonkee (2,595 posts)

Mitt Romney's Wealthy Donors May Be Fleeing Campaign: Report

Source: Fox Business/Huffington Post

Mitt Romney's campaign may be suffering in more than just the battleground states.

Fox Business' Charlie Gasparino reports that some wealthy donors who have made financial commitments to the Romney campaign are reneging, and instead, opting to send their money to Republican House and Senate candidates who they see as having a better chance of winning next month.

Citing two sources, including "a major player in Romney’s New York fundraising circles," Gasparino notes that some donors are losing faith that the Republican nominee can beat Obama.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/mitt-romney-donors_n_1930269.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

Mitt Romney's Wealthy Donors May Be Fleeing Campaign: Report

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Mitt Romney's Wealthy Donors May Be Fleeing Campaign: Report (Original post)	trailmonkee	Oct 2012	OP
Iceberg ahead...	DonViejo	Oct 2012	#1
Capt. Mitt: Damn the torpedos, full speed to the bottom.	TheCowsCameHome	Oct 2012	#3
Boat already sunk	DainBramaged	Oct 2012	#4
Rats fleeing. nt	msanthrope	Oct 2012	#2
Mitt is a lousy investment	C_U_L8R	Oct 2012	#5
That's too bad. I'd rather them keep wasting their money.	bloomington-lib	Oct 2012	#6
I agree. This is not good news. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#7
i was hoping they'd sink money into him for another 2 weeks at least	0rganism	Oct 2012	#17
Repugniks money spent on Senate seats is not seen as a waste	AikidoSoul	Oct 2012	#19
rats, sinking ships	Bozita	Oct 2012	#8
Shields up!...	Indi Guy	Oct 2012	#9
Don't get to complacent...this is coming out of fox news and everything they do has a 'motive'	Purveyor	Oct 2012	#10
I want to believe it because now the rich donors	Iliyah	Oct 2012	#11
cut your losses..	DCBob	Oct 2012	#12
Mitt deserves this.	Third Doctor	Oct 2012	#13
This is kind of bad news.	Ash_F	Oct 2012	#14
Yes	jsr	Oct 2012	#16
When you whore yourself out, and start to stink, the pimps flee	adigal	Oct 2012	#15
Hahahahaha...bad call...too late	not fooled	Oct 2012	#18
Just rats doing what rats do	dflprincess	Oct 2012	#20

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:40 PM

DonViejo (4,584 posts)

1. Iceberg ahead...

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:45 PM

TheCowsCameHome (27,713 posts)

3. Capt. Mitt: Damn the torpedos, full speed to the bottom.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:46 PM

DainBramaged (37,861 posts)

4. Boat already sunk

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:44 PM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

2. Rats fleeing. nt

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:49 PM

C_U_L8R (15,744 posts)

5. Mitt is a lousy investment

these jerks know better than to waste their money on MItt

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:50 PM

bloomington-lib (803 posts)

6. That's too bad. I'd rather them keep wasting their money.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:52 PM

rhett o rick (26,752 posts)

7. I agree. This is not good news. nm

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 12:32 AM

0rganism (16,932 posts)

17. i was hoping they'd sink money into him for another 2 weeks at least

oh well, maybe if Rmoney does well in the first debate, they'll come scrambling back.

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:26 PM

AikidoSoul (1,479 posts)

19. Repugniks money spent on Senate seats is not seen as a waste

by them.

There are several very close races.

In 2012, 23 Democratic Senate seats will be up for grabs, as opposed to 10 Republican seats. A pick-up of four seats could give the GOP a Senate majority.

I think DUers need to pay attention and get with the senatorial campaigns. We don't need another obstructionist Congress.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:55 PM

Bozita (26,949 posts)

8. rats, sinking ships

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:00 PM

Indi Guy (3,071 posts)

9. Shields up!...

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:00 PM

Purveyor (13,222 posts)

10. Don't get to complacent...this is coming out of fox news and everything they do has a 'motive'

behind it.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:00 PM

Iliyah (2,360 posts)

11. I want to believe it because now the rich donors

are starting to whine about how MEAN O is to them and he is treating them like ummmmmmmmmmm minorities. All the nasty shit from day one railed against O and y'know what, O have more Christian values in his pinky finger than all of the GOPpers combined. When he wins of course he will reach across the aisle with a olive branch and guess what, the GOPpers and their rich donors will shit on it.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:04 PM

DCBob (14,773 posts)

12. cut your losses..

abandon ship!

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 09:26 PM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

13. Mitt deserves this.

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I bet some of those donors jumping ship were at that dinner at which he demeaned the supposed 47%. Then again since this is coming from Fox news this may be a way to lull us into a false since of security. If this is true that money may be spent on the close senate races also.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:41 PM

Ash_F (1,744 posts)

14. This is kind of bad news.

Dems need those Senate and House seats.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:55 PM

jsr (3,497 posts)

16. Yes

Their money will buy a lot of negative ads against Democrats.

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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:49 PM

adigal (4,709 posts)

15. When you whore yourself out, and start to stink, the pimps flee

Which is what is happening to Romney. He whored himself to the highest bidders.

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:05 AM

not fooled (556 posts)

18. Hahahahaha...bad call...too late

Wonder how many hundreds of millions the plutocrats sunk into this abysmal candidate...

...bet that "investment" isn't looking so good now.

And to think that the nail in the coffin was forcing that POS candidate Ryan onto the ticket...hubris as its finest.

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 10:19 PM

dflprincess (19,526 posts)

20. Just rats doing what rats do

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