Comments on: Adrian Smith Showing Weakness http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: dave http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48688 dave Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:35:08 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48688 Well, it's $94K CoH, technically. I imagine his staff from the campaign is going to want their bonuses soon enough, though. Still, Kleeb is in a remarkably strong position against Smith despite not raising a dime in the past quarter. (In fact, he actually raised -$50, issuing a refund of a $50 contribution). I initially thought, after 2006, that Kleeb couldn't run for this seat again, that his best opportunity to beat Smith was in 2006. But I underestimated just how woefully bad of a Congressman Adrian Smith would be. Take a look at the skewed numbers - just how much money relative to individual contributions Adrian Smith is getting from PACs. From individuals: $26,661 (almost all of it from big checkwriters). From PACs: $69,328 He got $2,000 from Nelnet (reward for a job well done?) and $5514 from the RNC. Well, it’s $94K CoH, technically. I imagine his staff from the campaign is going to want their bonuses soon enough, though. Still, Kleeb is in a remarkably strong position against Smith despite not raising a dime in the past quarter. (In fact, he actually raised -$50, issuing a refund of a $50 contribution).

I initially thought, after 2006, that Kleeb couldn’t run for this seat again, that his best opportunity to beat Smith was in 2006. But I underestimated just how woefully bad of a Congressman Adrian Smith would be.

Take a look at the skewed numbers - just how much money relative to individual contributions Adrian Smith is getting from PACs.

From individuals: $26,661 (almost all of it from big checkwriters).
From PACs: $69,328

He got $2,000 from Nelnet (reward for a job well done?) and $5514 from the RNC.

]]> By: dave http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48711 dave Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:52:28 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48711 Oh, and here's a good catch Ryan made at the NNN... The late, great Jim Exon has $113,911 cash-on-hand, more than Smith. Looking through a few more reports, here's one that is just nuts: Pete Ricketts has $7.6 <b>million</b> in debt. Oh, and here’s a good catch Ryan made at the NNN…

The late, great Jim Exon has $113,911 cash-on-hand, more than Smith.

Looking through a few more reports, here’s one that is just nuts:

Pete Ricketts has $7.6 million in debt.

]]> By: john http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48717 john Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:01:10 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48717 the amazing thing as the regular media in Omaha doesn't do these stories or even check these facts. OWH... where art thou? College students blogging in our spare time figured out that Terry was running for reelection and not the senate before the OWH with it's two full time reports dedicated to this stuff and a staff of around 100. WTF? the amazing thing as the regular media in Omaha doesn’t do these stories or even check these facts.

OWH… where art thou?

College students blogging in our spare time figured out that Terry was running for reelection and not the senate before the OWH with it’s two full time reports dedicated to this stuff and a staff of around 100.

WTF?

]]> By: dave http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48746 dave Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:02:53 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48746 Smith Watch <a href="http://nethirddistrict.blogspot.com/2007/04/first-quarter-campaign-fundraising.html" rel="nofollow">digs up a few more details</a> from the reports... I've decided that we're all a bunch of nerds about this stuff. Which is all fine, because that just makes us good at what we do. Smith Watch digs up a few more details from the reports… I’ve decided that we’re all a bunch of nerds about this stuff. Which is all fine, because that just makes us good at what we do.

]]> By: john http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48940 john Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:24:36 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/19/adrian-smith-showing-weakness/#comment-48940 I think ricketts has so much debt because it looked better for him to run his campaign into debt and then pay it off himself later on, than for him to write another 7 million dollar check to himself at the last minute (and thus generate more negative news stories about trying to buy the election) so that means Ricketts probably spent 7 million MORE dollars of his own money on his race than we all thought he did. I think ricketts has so much debt because it looked better for him to run his campaign into debt and then pay it off himself later on, than for him to write another 7 million dollar check to himself at the last minute (and thus generate more negative news stories about trying to buy the election)

so that means Ricketts probably spent 7 million MORE dollars of his own money on his race than we all thought he did.

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