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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:50 AM Nov 2012

BULLSHIT QUEEN: Michele Bachmann’s Campaign Filings DISPROVE Her Job Creator Claims




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Who Does Michele Bachmann Represent?



Rep. Bachmann 6th (MN) just released a new ad ironically called “Michele Is Here,” with the opening line, “She’s here every week fighting for Minnesota jobs because she’s a job creator, too. Michele Bachmann is here.”



Her campaign committee’s financial statements paint a very different picture.



Total operating expenditures ~ $6,697,871

Out-of-state operating expenditures ~ $5,916,046

In-state operating expenditures ~ $781,825

6th District operating expenditures to all companies ~ $184,225

6th District operating expenditures for locally owned businesses ~ $70,222



The percentage of the money spent is even more telling.


Out of state expenditures were 88.33%.

In state expenditures were 11.67%.

6th District expenditures for locally owned small businesses were 1%.





Job creation comes from demand, from consumers spending money with local small businesses. Not only is Michele Bachmann spending her supporters’ hard earned money out of her district, she is being less than truthful with her messaging to her constituents. Rep. Bachmann is a fundraising phenomenon and FEC filings show why she is one of the top fundraisers in the House. Why? She uses consultants and fundraising specialists who are very good at it, but also very expensive. Fundraising costs below include consultants, list rentals, postage, printing, fundraising fees and numerous other expenses:



Total fundraising expenses $6,072,458

Out of state fundraising expenses $5,655,631

In state fundraising expenses $416,827

6th District fundraising expenses for locally owned businesses $46,144.






Once again the percentage of where the money was spent is even more telling.




Out of state expenditures were 93.13%.

In state expenditures were 6.87%.

6th District expenditures for locally owned small businesses were .7 of 1%.




While there is no way to exactly figure how much it costs her campaign for every dollar that is raised until the final filings are done, a reasonable estimate would be that her campaign fundraising is roughly spending 65-75 cents for every dollar it raises. While the 6th District is only about 145 miles long, the amount of money her campaign spent in the last two years belies her “local job creator status”. According to the documents her treasurer Daniel Puhl filed with the FEC, here is where they spent their travel money:




Out of state expenditures: $194,070

In state expenditures: $36,327

6th District expenditures $10,919








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http://www.politicususa.com/michele-bachmann-represent.html



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