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When the Romney campaign released its March fundraising numbers, it noted that "84% of all donations received through the end of March were $250 or less" -- which seemed to suggest that a sizable amount of its money is coming from grassroots donors.
But that statistic doesn't tell the whole story. Per MSNBC's Joshua Chaffee, a producer with "NOW with Alex Wagner":
While the percentage the campaign cites is correct, it doesn't illustrate the role small donors play in the campaign's overall fundraising. A closer look at the numbers reveals that in fact, a majority of Romney's money has come from people who donated the maximum amount of $2,500 -- 64% through March, according to the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI).
What the "84%" figure really means is that roughly 8 out of 10 checks received by the Romney campaign were $250 or less, not that 84% of the campaign's total fundraising came from checks of that size.
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We had the CFI crunch the numbers for $250 and they found just 11% of Romney's cash has come from contributions of $250 or less. When you compare this to his rival, the CFI found 49% of the President's fundraising has come from donors who gave $250 or less.
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Yes the 'small' donors are in fact backing Romney. But this is a far left liberal hack site, so no , there must be something wrong with this, so we'll just twist it to reflect what we would rather have people believe.
First Read is the most biased site backing the democrats, and they don't want to believe or have anyone else believe that many average Americans support Romney. The First Read staff and democrats would rather have everyone believe that only corporations support Romney, so they try to spin things even if it isn't true.
Another pathetic attempt to create the illusion that the GOP is in trouble. The problem is that the average American is dissatisfied with Obama and the democrats and now supporting Romney.
Facts are facts. And it's a fact that Romney likes to present misleading statistics out of context. Should nobody call him on that and correct the record?
It's a tried and true campaign tactic for both parties, but Romney is an especially shameless campaigner.
Leftlib, Are you this daft? that you can not see through a spin by the Mitt brigade, Let me give you an example, if one billionia writes a check of 10 million to Mitt's campain and one thousand people 100 dollar checks does that amount to 99% of ordinary people financing the campain or one millionia financing his campain. Fuzzy statistics as in fuzzy math's can decieve morons. Am sure you would not regard your self as a moron?
Well, the network that maliciously doctors audio tapes won't tell you this, but
The Obama campaign does the same thing.
They also won't mention that Obama's campaign failed to hit its goal for the last couple of months. Oops.
Not going to be so easy to hit a billion at the rate they're going. . .
no joe, no bo, nj
you people are delusional....I guess you have not heard of Fox News, Karl Rove, and Mitt Romney...
leftliberalliars
you can manipulate raw data however you wish to get the results you want but that doesn't make it a fact. The point is Mitt can only get checks $2500 or less per person per campaign. His superpacks are a different story.
But with SuperPacs we don't even have the right to know who donates and how much...thanks to our Republican Justices at the "citizen friendly" Supreme Court.
By the way, Obama raised more in $200 or under contributions than each Republican candidate's overall total. That means all the little people are sending money to Obama. As compared to 56% of Romney's donors writing $2500 (max) checks.
Why would John & Jane Smith who sit at their kitchen table trying to make ends meet send a check to Willard?
I mean come on, the dude earns 57% per day... let him fund his own campaign since he & the Mrs. feel it's 'their turn'!
In the meantime, 49% of President Obama's donation came from 'small' donor's.
Willard tapped his keg prematurely!
Why would John & Jane Smith who sit at their kitchen table trying to make ends meet send a check to Willard?
Why? Because they are sick and tired of having to make ends meet under democratic
leadershiplack of leadership, rather than being able to save money and enjoy their lives.In the meantime, 49% of President Obama's donation came from 'small' donor's.
49% of Obama's campaign funds came from small donors ($250 or less) while 84% of Romney's came from small donors. So much for the idea that only the wealthiest people would support the GOP. The facts show just the opposite.
People across the country are fed up with Obama and the democrats and are supporting the republicans and Romney.
Romney 2012
Why am I not surprised that the Romney campaign would lie about its supporters? They are the campaign of the 1% trying so hard to look like they have grass roots support. Their principal goal is to adopt the "marvelous" Ryan budget because apparently a 14% effective tax rate on $57,000 per day of income just isn't low enough. No cuts to the military (because we'll need them for the next war) so massive cuts to programs for the middle class and to the safety net for the less fortunate. What person of modest means would support that?
Ummm... you might want to read the entire article prior to you dazzling us with your ignorance;
Tell me, do you ever grow tired of making a buffoon out of yourself?
Good point SF - meanwhile the lemmings continue to graze on the deception!
Not sure of the lies. But Romney spent alot in the primaries and has just over 10 mil. at the ready. He will get more as it goes, now that he is offically alone in the race. But incumbent presidents will always have the advatage. Its called the tax payer.
Small donors at $38K a plate? And he does this quite often.
Come on Red, let's get real and not interject your 3rd grade comments on an adult board.
So Red, where do you find your information? Sources please! HAHAHAHAHA.
8 out of 10 checks to the Romney campaign are those of $250 or less.
If anyone would know about being a buffoon and worried about showing up on these boards it should be you Feisty. Your normal mode is to post anything you want with little or no regard to an article. Your comments mkae little sense except that you prove your head is so far up the asses of the democrat party your brain is suffering from lack of oxygen.
Anger much? I think the point you are missing is the whole math thing. One more time, if he got ninety nine checks for a dollar each he can claim that 99% of his supporters provided a dollar.
But when that last check is for $2500, it is entirely true that he received 96.2% of his donations from big doners (of course, only one doner in this example).
Let's talk about our failing educational system.
Why would average Americans support Romney or any republican for that matter?
So far they want to end women's right to choose and even want to deny women birth control. Romney and Ron Paul both signed the pledge to overturn Roe v Wade.
Then the republicans passed the Ryan budget to end medicare as we know it along with any programs for the poor and hungry children. Never mind that the austerity that the republicans are pushing have caused a double dip recession in England.
I know republicans think that just because they created the deficit with tax cuts and wars they now think we should blame the poor. Romney agrees that we should make the poor suffer so that Romney and his rich friends can have more tax cuts.
If we as Americans vote for republicans for anything we deserve the he!! they have planned for us all so they can give more tax cuts to Romney and his rich donors.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S FREEDOM..VOTE A SEA OF BLUE..VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
So. Mr Occupy, are you planning on rioting on Communist May Day, May 1, along with your socialist comrades?
I heard Reagan was a socialist too. He also thought the rich should pay their fair share. Reagan raised taxes like 9 times, why don't you call him a socialist?
There are no communist here, but the dumb republicans think they can scare the people, but only the dumb ones fall for the republican lies.
Vote for women's freedom.....vote Obama/Biden 2012
OKAY Americans First,
I'll reverse the question for your response. Why should the country continue to support the failed policies of the Obama administration.
As a follow up, why are progressive ideas the only direction to follow? Or perhaps you can outline for us the progressive agenda for the United States.
Why should our country go back to the proved failed policies of the republicans? All the republicans seem to forget the condition of our country when we voted republicans out of the white house.
I guess progressive is not starving the people in our country for more tax cuts for Romney and his rich friends.
I guess progressive is not ending education for our children.
I guess progressive is protecting the water we drink and that clean water is necessary to the continuation of humans and any other living thing on our planet.
Tell me again why we should vote for a party whose only concern is giving more to the rich while treating our poor like America is a third world country where in other third world countries we now as humanitarians send food aid. Only now republicans don't care about the hungry and poor in our own country.
Want to watch America go down the tubes, then vote for a republican as they don't want America to suceed either.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S FREEDOM....VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
You only need a few of the big money donors -you need a whole lot of the little guys to equal the same force.
Just goes to show you - Romney is subsidized by the big money 1% and deep pocket corporations and a lot of the 99% and middle class are supporting Obama.
Actually,
Obama has gotten more small AND LARGE contributions thatn Romney:
Obama large contributions $108,294,530
ROmney Large Contributions $77,631,320
Now I admit Romney's percentage of Large to small is larger that the presidents but the president still gets a lorger total from large donations.
Just so you know Obama is in bed with the large corporations as much if not more than Romney. Here is a list of Obama's largest donations in 2008, I have added the amount of bailouts each donor recieved where applicable as well. Payback for universities is the new bill that if passed will raise profits and tuitions.
General Electric $529,855 (bailout 182 BILLION for a company
that pays ZERO in taxes)
Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 (bailout 10 BILLION)
JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 (bailout 25 BILLION)
Citigroup Inc $736,771 (bailout 45 BILLION
Morgan Stanley $512,232
(bailout 10 BILLION)
Microsoft Corp $852,167
Google Inc $814,540
Time Warner $624,618
Sidley Austin LLP $600,298
Stanford University $595,716
National Amusements Inc
$563,798
WilmerHale LLP $550,668
Columbia University $547,852
University of California $1,648,685
Skadden, Arps et al $543,539
UBS AG $532,674
IBM Corp $532,372
US Government $513,308
Latham & Watkins $503,295
Harvard University $878,164
"But that statistic doesn't tell the whole story. Per MSNBC's Joshua Chaffee, a producer with "NOW with Alex Wagner":"
"NOW With Alex Wagner": yet another ratings-starved pathetic Obama-poodle MSNBC program...just what we need!
The producer for this progressive propaganda show will drill deep into Obama's contributors...um, never.
Dont be jealous Booby, stop the hate!
We know we are the "visiting team" over here. Bob makes a valid point that has NOTHING to do with "hate" which is a liberal code word.
Whereas with your team, hate is a way of life.
Romney has a dearth of friends who are not millionaires. "More tax cuts! More tax Cuts!" Those are the three little words that melt his heart of rusty iron.
Individuals need to hang on to their money to help pay their higher middle class taxes. That is the shared sacrifice for voting for Republicans.
Bob Has Romney revealed his bundlers beyond those who are registered lobbyists?
Has he revealed those donors to his SuperPac/campaign?
Vote out of office all republican and blue dogs dem out of state and federal office
Rummey the Dummy is lucky to have 11% of his contributors as little guys! It still suprises me that he had that many? Some poor people can sure be dumb! Rummey the Dummy has all the money he needs, just ask Rove! If Rummey the Dummy wins this election, it will have been bought by the Roves of this world!
Dont let this voter fraud law keep you from voting for the right guy! Obama is the MAN!
Vote out the obstructionists this year! Vote BLUE across the board! You wont regret it!
The only choice=OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Yep that damn voter ID law is suppressing all da brothers!!
You know dat felons can't vote chit just ain't right neither! Big O needs to git dat changed soon! Turn dat bad ni$$er Holder lose on dem white folks!
Hey Hot Daddy there a spot of $hit on your sheet. Must have come from all that $hit that is coming out of your mouth. Your really give white people a bad name.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Romney's got some numbers problems alright - first he substantially overestimates (or deliberately lies about) the number of small donors, secondly on election day he'll find that those handful of rich people funding his campaign also only have one vote each - just like the hundreds of thousands of Obama small dollar donors. Do the math, Obama has a distinct advantage.
Why does the Romney camp insist on lying about virtually everything, especially on easily verifiable information? It's like lying is automatic, when telling the truth is just as easy. It makes no sense - and it's just offensive that he and his minions see no value in integrity. Hopefully millions of Americans do and will reject Willard and his reflexive distortions and lies.
Bishop Willard Romney will part the seas and heal everyone. Bishop Romney does not know about the 10 commandments. He does not know about thy shall not bear false witness yet they call him Bishop. Bishop Romney has no backbone which is why he can bend in whatever direction the polls says. Too bad come November the voter will bend him and the other republican/tea party member over and give them a swift kick out of Washington. Just don't bend them over near a priest.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012