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Subscribe to RSSFormer Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum reported raising more than $704,000 for the 3rd fundraising quarter, his campaign announced this morning. More than half of that total, it added, was raised during the final three weeks of the period (from July 1 through Sept. 30).
However, the Santorum campaign has just about $190,000 in the bank as of Sept. 30. The senator raised nearly $600,000 in the 2nd quarter.
Team Santorum also announced it was canceling its campaign events in Nevada, protesting the state's caucuses that are scheduled for Jan. 14. "While Sen. Santorum appreciates the hospitality of the people of Nevada, he is concerned that Nevada's decision encroaches on Iowa and New Hampshire's election calendar and may push them into the Christmas season," said Communications Director Hogan Gidley.
That said, Santorum will still participate in the Oct. 18 debate in Nevada.
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Now that's some serious 'Pocket Change' the Family Values candidate can believe in! lol
The wheels on the Santorum bus are FLAT!
Agreed, Feisty.
Only the "big bucks" candidates can compete.
The Obama campaign is rumored to be raising $1 billion.
He'll need every penny to be reelected.
His record's really hurting him.
This isn't 2008.
We all now know what an Obama Presidency actually looks like...don't we, my love?
It's going to take an awful lot of money to overcome that, Feisty.
Let's have it straight.
What's different about this election from 2008, is the Supreme Court passage of 'Cititzen's United' that grotesquely tilts the playing field to Big Money so our Government can be bought by the super-rich. That started with Scott Brown's election and he won MA c/o Koch Industries.
The sleazy right wing has had that $$$$$$$$$$manoeuvre planned out for a very long time. That, and trying to change voting laws and putting in place confusion voting requirements is their strategy.
When you have to call Feisty "my love" you know you're scraping the barrel.
Tearing down ideas, Negativity, clever names and destruction ain't nothing but negative strategy.
Obama/Biden 2012
He is no longer running against a candidate MB, he is running against republicans in Congress, and their record is far worse, because legislating is their responsibility, he can only encourage an agenda. The whole thing started to change in nature, after the debt ceiling fiasco being botched by republicans in Congress, then the jobs bill, which he pitched right down the middle on TV, meanwhile people took to the streets pleading for an equitable approach to our problems, so what do republicans in the senate do, they vote to a man to kill the bill from even being debated. The whole thing changed, republicans turned it from being about Obama into being about them. He is now running against what everybody hates at the moment, republican prized policy of never compromise, never raise taxes, ect, ect. It changed from who is the better man for president, into what difference does it make if one side will unanimously vote partisan without so much as a debate, even though thousands of people in their districts wanted them to vote yes for the bill. They blew it MB, they could not have played it any better for Obama, and their timing could not have been worse. It does not matter who runs against him now and his record does not matter so much, people now believe his record could have and should have been better with a little cooperation from republicans. If you look at his record as CIC, which as whom he can do want he needs to do without permission from republicans, he has kicked the republican CIC's ass. He is no longer running against a single candidate, he is running against republicans, their tactics, and their policies in general, it matters not whom their next messenger is. Republicans in both houses of Congress took the messenger right out of the equation, they made themselves the focal point of one of the things the whole damn world is now protesting, and the republican candidate for president will suffer for it. Not only did they damage themselves by callously carrying the Waterloo strategy too far, they made Obama the only guy speaking up for, presenting a reasonable plan for, and fighting for what millions of people desperately need, and are in the streets protesting for. I think you watch some football, well it no longer matters who the republicans put in for quarterback, because republicans lost their defense. You know how sometimes you see a play, and you recognize that it will determine the outcome of the game, the unanimous vote in the senate was that play, it was the wrong play at the wrong time, and it redirected the whole momentum of the game.
backhouse - and obama has proven that he is the master of ...
A strategy by obama that will only favor an ill wind for America if obama is re-elected.
OMG - obama must go!
The right wing c/o Koch/ALEC/Norquist/GOP knows only how to ~ tear down and spend to win.
They are the maistros of Chaos and Disaster & making a god out $$money.
That is their forte. PERIOD.
That is what OWS and folks around the world are playing hell about today.
lol, Forrest
"He is no longer running against a candidate..."
We are in rare agreement.
That said, you're still making this way too complicated.
He's running against his own record, Forrest.
A brutal, unforgiveable opponent.
He can't possibly beat his own record in office.
Although...
With $1 billion to spend...Axelrod and Plouffe will certainly try to do it.
@American,
American citizens protesting in the streets from coast to coast is not caused by negative strategy on the part of Obama, it is actually quite the opposite, it is republicans that stated right from the begining that they would "break him" to quote just one of our patriotic elected republicans, they unamiosly voted along party lines, they display the negative rhetoric that the president of the USA is all bad, all the time, Fox bashes an American wartime president 24/7 for three years, and now you say the president is negative and brings on ill wind, even as for nearly three years the man patiently dealt with republicans that even Mother Theresa would have told to go "F" themselves. Ha you are too much.
Backhouse...
I'll call YOU "my love" when you've done what Feisty has.
Feisty's mean-spirited (but mostly nonsensical) posts have benefited every conservative that's ever posted an opinion here at First Read.
Feisty is the standard by which First Read's liberal bloggers are judged.
Admittedly...it's not a standard most would aspire to.
In any event...
You don't measure up, Backhoe.
Before I forget...
Romney/Rubio 2012.
Well we agree and yet we still disagree, because my whole point was that his record no longer is the issue, Republicans took that burden off him, its all about their record now.
Sometimes I watch Fox News, but whenever I watch Fox news it's on comedy central.
So if you're unhappy that money in politics cuts both ways, why aren't you conservatives out there today with the Occupy Together movement? Snore.
MB,
Grade 3 response. D- grade.
Yeah... you sed it Barney, that should do it.
[You don't measure up, Backhoe.]
Heh...hehheh...heheh...he said "backhoe"...hehheh...heheh...
but gee... sanitorum belongs in an INSANE ASYLUM. And YET there are people ULTIMATELY STUPIDER/ CRAZIER THAN HE IS - because they are willing to donate to his "campaign"
Wow. Who would give Santorum money? As if he has the remotest chance of being elected.
He told them he knew a Nigerian prince who just needed cash until he gets his inheritance,
Wow, Backhouse: poor Mixed Bag is really getting worried. He is sounding increasingly frazzled, and I might add, more than a little jealous of Feisty's popularity.
[Wow, Backhouse: poor Mixed Bag is really getting worried.]
He has been, for some time now. Check out his posts on his profile. The frustration has been mounting. Scared, I think.
He loves him some Spanky, though...following right in his footsteps, as well as Smiffys...picking on Feisty even though her posts are "mean-spirited (but mostly nonsensical). I guess when its computer time at the retirement home, this is the opitome of excitement.
...lol...
One has to question why bag boy follows a 'mean spirited' & 'nonsensical liberal around like a 16 year old star struck groupie who just can't get himself enough of Feisty's attention... lol
Mickey nailed it... I intimidate the crap out of him & the rest of the old Chewowa gang! ;o)
I would suggest bag boy check out the number of votes and see who's message is resonating... lol
But, still, contentious even for him!
[One has to question why bag boy follows a 'mean spirited' & 'nonsensical liberal around like a 16 year old star struck groupie...]
Maybe he's not "conservative" enough, even for Fox Nation or The Blaze...they probably revoked his membership...lol...that's why he spends so much time with people that are "the enemy". Hmmm...but according to them, Obama called them "the enemy" and "terrorists"...
Anyhoo, one has to question MB's format in relation to Spankys. Check their posts from earlier this year...same format...same "mannerisms"...unless MB is a Spanky wannabe...or just a bootlick. They both are getting quite paranoid as well.
Gee folks, I think we have us a real live "conspiracy"!
Take it easy on MB and Spanky they just saw the republicans take 3 years worth of hard work trying to muck over the president every chance they get, instead of working with him, blow up in their face. They might be a little shell shocked, maybe suffering a little PTSD, because now no republican can beat the guy they claim is about the worst president in history. That can make you a little touchy.
...so, if Santy WERE to be elected President, would the Repubnuts still insist that the US would be better off economically with a guy with this track record compared to President Obama with HIS track record of 3rd quarter fundraising?
Yeah... they would find some way to try to spin it to tell us $700,000 is really more...
(sadly shaking head.)
I guess Santorium is not as electable as the rock, broom handle, puppy, generic republican and all the other things that could beat President Obama per the conservative rants on this board.
Sent Santorium money now. Show him you think he is more electable than a rock.
I love the way Republicans love Jesus, who healed the sick free of charge, but then tell you national healthcare would destroy the country.
Rick... done. Does he even hang on until Iowa? Well, I guess he can if he keeps canceling campaign events to protest primary dates. That will allow him a slow burn rate on his $190,000.
Well alrighty then .... thanks for another great article FR.
Meanwhile, Obama is in Detriot touting the trade agreement ....
..... "need them now?" ..... we needed them almost 3 years ago too, when you first took office and they were sitting on your desk.
You had bipartisan support back then too, but you sat on them for almost 3 years trying to get a concession for the unions?
Sheez ... you bought them 2 car companies - that wasn't enough?
.... a "majority?" .... yea 50-49 on a procedural vote. The reality, the truth is that 4-6 dems that voted for wasting time discussing it had promised to vote against it - it stood no chance.
Who was it, Bloomberg that did a survey and could only scrape up 2 out of 34 economist that would agree with that statement? (Who were those idiots -Harvard academia again?)
Yea ... and it didn't work the previous times. We spent trillions and ended up with the worst recovery, the worst failure since the Great Depression, which happened to be the "Great" depression because of this same type of big government insanity
The federal government employees 281,000 in the regulatory agencies - up 18%.
The Code of Federal regulations was 157,974 pages long at the end of 2009.
Gosh that sounds like most of the important stuff should be covered, huh?
Obama wasn’t happy - added another 3,752 in 2010 - a new federal regulation every 2 hours and 20 minutes – 24/7/365 – ALL WITHOUT CONGRESS!
See Obama, this type of crap is why you are such a worthless, deceitful excuse for a president. It has nothing to do with a woman's right to make her own health care choices other than the dems wanting to guarantee her the choice to chose for others to pay for her abortions. We are borrowing $4 billion a day to make our kids pay for abortions, to fund the largest abortion company in the world?
There is no economic security in giving temporary short term tax cuts and giving the privileged Obama base of unionized teachers, unionized construction workers and government workers - jobs that are non self-sustainable - another temporary half trillion dollar band-aid.
The first trillion proved it doesn't work any more than all the billions/trillions spent on liberal ideology such as free abortions and billion dollar green boondoogles. create jobs
Where has Obama been? Does he not realize the last time he tried this we got downgraded? Does he not understand what that implies?
Oh well, there are plenty of idiots that fall for this crap but, thankfully not enough to subject us to 4 more years of it.
Considering all that had to be juggled in the last three years, it's remarkable what the president and Dems have accomplished. Yet the president will be criticized no matter what he does -- He is trying to do too much, he's not doing enough. Cripes.
What the majority of Americans do know is that it's Teapubicans, especially in the House who are Do Nothing obstructionists. What part of infrastructure construction that needs to be done anyway and now when interest rates are low would be a good time to do, or payroll tax cuts to help small businesses, or helping Vets returning home from war do the Teapublicans not like? *crickets*
And excuse us all, but that was the Tea Party Downgrade. And that's not just an opinion, feel free to check that out with S&P.
Are you kidding?
Obama wasn't aware of 2 wars that we had been fighting for the last 7 and 5 years respectively?
Obama wasn't aware of the recession?
Obama campaigned on all the stuff, said he had the answers and would fix everything - didn't he?
And really how tough was it? One war had beeen won and was winding down. The other war, it took him a year to come up with a plan.
We were bleeding 700,000 jobs a month as you guys cry ..... and what does Obama do? He says he will focus like a laser on jobs and starts trying to pass HCR.
The teapublicans force him to make that asinine decision?
Obama's big problem was simply nothing more than him being a clueless, narcissistic community organizer in a job way way way offer his head.
What has he accomplished? He even admits that things are worse since he took over .... it's just everybody else's fault - not his.
It is remarkable that there are actually idiots that believe he accomplished anything meaningful.
How can you criticize him if what he does works, if the results are what he said they would be?
Your problem is that nothing has worked, nothing has turned out the way he said it would.
And you are crying and whining about him being critized for his failures? He should put his little boy short pants back on and go back to community organizing if he can't handle it.
Obama had complete control of the House, Senate, Presidency and media for 2 years. How impotent can you be to not win with that?
The tea party?
Obama can't handle a few little freshmen in Congress? How pathetic.
Temporary little tax cuts and coupons to hire vets or whatever don't work when business realizes this guy is so clueless he can't even put together a budget that gets ONE VOTE! No one has any confidence in this economic idiot that does little other than demagogue the rich while demoralizing everyone else other than fools that fall for that crap.
Yea, running up the greatest debt in history had nothing to do with it. Borrowing 4 billion a day doesn't raise any concerns. Spending 25% of GDP with revenue of 15% has no bearing.
It was the teapublicans asking for a balanced budget that scared S&P?
Yep, that's not just an opinion ..... it's absolutely delusional, clueless, moronic, detached from reality opinion.
[Obama had complete control of the House, Senate, Presidency [and media] for 2 years. How impotent can you be to not win with that?]
You're not still stuck on the "2 year super-majority" bullcrap, are you "bob"? Jesus H. Christ on a pop sickle stick, give it a rest already. Its a load of crap...stop perpetuating outright falsehoods. It does neither side any good.
The republicans would rather sacrifice 14 million jobs to make sure one man loses his. That is, in a word, Pathetic.
Face it, and come to grips with reality: it's not looking good for the GOP or the Tea Party.
[...and media...]
Obama "controlled" the media? That truly is your "absolutely delusional, clueless, moronic, detached from reality" opinion. You are free to "think" what you want, but it just shows your ignorance if you perceive that portion of your statement as truth.
Only a moron would debate a moron.
You have a good weekend mickey.
So, "bob",
Am I a moron because I'm right, or because YOU choose to ignore reality? You are so far off the grid it's scary, "bob".
Since I already addressed your "Obama had complete control of the media" statement, I'll take the liberty and address your "Obama had complete control of the House, Senate, Presidency...for 2 years" statement:
In total, it was about six months...but let's take a look at that "super-majority", shall we?
FACT: The Democratic "super-majority" was a myth, or rather, a GOP political spin to hide their actions.
FACT: The GOP used every roadblock, filibuster, and secret hold
they could think of so that EVERY bill had to have a 60-vote margin to pass.
So that "Obama had complete control of the House, Senate, Presidency...for 2 years", It existed only for a total of 6 months AND only during two periods when Teddy Kennedy and/or Robert Byrd were unable to vote AND required them to get the votes of every Democrat plus BOTH independents.
So "bob", while you are absolutely entitled to your own opinion, you are most certainly NOT entitled to your own facts.
Thanks Mickey....
Now you've scared him off by citing facts; facts are something RNC proponets simply can not deal with! Truth frustrates them because truth does not conform to their platform planks and the spin & sales pitches they throw at ("independent") voters.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Hello NASAYUT,
[Now you've scared him off...]
That may very well be, but that isn't my intention. Maybe, just maybe...he's doing some research, and will find that most of what his post consists of is false, or at the very least misleading, and is the inevitable consequence of dealing with this crisis. If this had been a McCain/Palin administration, very little would be done differently to handle this crisis, and it is sheer ignorance to think otherwise.
I am glad, however, that Obama chooses to deal with the this crisis, and not hold Americans hostage as is the GOP.
It is also of my opinion that "independents" aren't buying into the GOP/Tea Party bullcrap, and will vote accordingly.
You may very well be correct... I believe I just heard a head explode! LOL
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To find out just how sticky that money is.
Time to get money out of politics on both sides of the aisle, sign the petition at getmoneyout.com and tell everyone you know.
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Is he still in the race?
NO...
not really.
Giving money to this clown is even more of a waste than giving it to Newt. Newt resigned from office. Rich was voted out by more than 60%.
If BRAINS were DYNAMITE Santiroum wouldn't have enough explosive power to make a "pop"
Some reccession hah folks? Rich folks and political bullies have taken over this country thanks to 5 men in black robes. Good luck America!!!!!!
The very strange social views of "Sanitorium Santorum" is just as scary as Perry. Another GOP/RNC donation from the top 1% to economicallly crush the rest of our citizens. For the GOP/RNC money talks, and donors like the Koch Brothers have it made politically. The GOP/RNC "Hoodlum's On The Hill" have decided a long time ago that the Middle Class is expendible when it comes to tax breaks. This is fact America!