Coleman Raked In More Cash For Recount Than Election Campaign

[WillyT]

By Emily Kaiser in Franken vs. Coleman
Tuesday, Mar. 17 2009 @ 11:14AM

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The saying holds true: You don't know what you've got until it's (almost) gone. Norm Coleman's supporters came out in droves to support his recount once they realized he might just lose his Senate seat to a comedian. The horror!

Washington Independent points out a small fact in a Politico story that notes how much money Coleman has raised since Nov. 4. And yes, Republicans are doing everything they can to save their beloved Coleman.

According to Politco, " Erickson, the Coleman campaign spokesman, said Monday that the senator has raised $25 million -- only a small portion of which came from online contributions -- since Nov. 4 to pay for his bills during the hand recount."

Coleman raised only $23.6 million during the general election. If those recount funding numbers are correct, Coleman's fundraising seriously spiked since the last report. In a Feb. 2 story by Minnesota Public Radio, Coleman reported raising $3.1 million for the recount. Perhaps the answer: That number does not include any 2009 fundraising.

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Link: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/03/coleman_raked_i.php

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

1. I wonder how much came from the GOP? nt

[WillyT]

2. I Wonder How Much Came From Wall Street...

or is that the same thing?

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[gratuitous]

3. Of course he did

The election campaign had a date certain ending. The recount battle has not only an open-ended deadline (which is to say, none), but a definite goal in mind: Denying Al Franken his duly-certified victory in the general election. The only penalty Coleman suffers is if he gives up on his bad faith "challenge." He'll never run for elective office in Minnesota again, so he as long as he can keep shitting the bed, he's going to do it. And his pals will keep funding the challenge, because there's no downside to that, either.