Walker brings in big money, likely to have 'overwhelming financial advantage'

MARY SPICUZZA

Gov. Scott Walker received $1 million in one weeklong stretch alone from just four donors as part of his fundraising blitz that helped him raise more than $12 million over the last year — and more than $4.5 million in the last five weeks as he faced a statewide recall effort.

Walker brought in big money from out-of-state donors, including another $250,000 from billionaire Texas home builder Bob Perry. That means he has now received $500,000 from Perry, who is known for financing the "swift boat" ads targeting 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry.

Walker also received $250,000 from David Humphreys of Tamko Building Products in Joplin, Mo., and another $250,000 from Sarah Atkins of Tamko.
Stanley Herzog of Herzog Contracting in Missouri gave Walker $250,000.

They were among the out-of-state donors that gave Walker some 61 percent of his campaign contributions in the most recent reporting period, said Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

"It's the most ever raised by anyone running for state office. And he's just getting started," McCabe said. "And his reliance on out-of-state funders seems to be growing."


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Gonna be hard to beat this money.....yikes.