GA-Sen: Small dollar donors keeping Martin afloat

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GA-Sen: Small dollar donors keeping Martin afloat
by kos
Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 01:30:04 PM PST


It's a tough race, no doubt, but if it wasn't for small dollar donors, the Georgia Senate would've been been over by now.

* Chambliss raised $1.6 million in large contributions — amounts of $1,000 or more — from Nov. 13 through Nov. 21 compared with $462,000 for Martin. * Independent groups such as the National Rifle Association's political action committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee spent $2.5 million from Nov. 8 through Nov. 26 in support of Chambliss — more than twice what outside groups have spent for Martin. * Conservative and pro-business organizations, such as Americans for Job Security, have spent $1.8 million on issue ads this month that stake out positions aligned with Chambliss.

So why is Jim Martin keeping up?

Martin spokesman Matt Canter said many of the Democratic campaign's contributions fall under the $1,000 reporting threshold set by the FEC for last-minute contributions. He said Martin has raised about $2.5 million since the general election when those smaller donations are included, although that information won't be available until the post-election campaign reports are filed.

"We are raising the resources we need to compete," Canter said. "Jim Martin's message is not getting drowned out."

That means that over $2 million of the money Martin has raised since the runoff has come from contributions under $200. Chambliss is depending on the usual big money interests to fuel his effort. We won't know if that's enough to win until election day, of course, but there are advantages to having your supporters financially vested that will hopefully pay off in a race in which the bad guys hold a small but real lead in the race.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/28/13417/424/893/667294

[ellenfl]

1. i donated again today. i hope more people will step up.

perhaps just a small donation. every little bit counts . . . as everyone knows by now. i would LOVE to see chambliss go down.

ellen fl

[IndyOp]

2. K&R for a productive post. (n/t)