[EL] 80% of time fundraising

[Jerald Lentini]

Yes, and that included more than one instance of buying his services, not
just a single instance of corruption. Here's a more detailed breakdown of
Ney's rates during his exceedingly corrupt tenure in DC, courtesy of the
Justice Department:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2006/September/06_crm_622.html

And while I admire your restraint in not pointing out the full extent of
Jefferson's corruption, if you're going to use aggregate numbers for Ney,
you should at least do the former Distinguished Gentleman from Louisiana
the courtesy of noting that he was actually accused of taking between
$400,000 - $1,000,000 worth of bribes, with an eye for far more. Apples to
apples, the Democratic member left the Republican in the dust.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Jefferson_corruption_case


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:44 AM, <JBoppjr at aol.com> wrote:

>  Not according to the New York Times.  They say $170,000 in total
> from Abramoff and his agents.
>
> Click here: Ney Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300169.html>
>
> Democrats are still cheaper.  Jim Bopp
>
>  In a message dated 7/29/2014 11:14:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jerald.lentini at gmail.com writes:
>
> Well, as I recall, Bob Ney sold himself for substantially less than Duke
> Cunningham, so if we're going by anecdotal evidence, we should just say the
> market is fluid.
>
> -JR
>
>
>
>
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:31 AM
> *To:* rhasen at law.uci.edu; law-election at uci.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] 80% of time fundraising
>
>
>
> This is of course ridiculous and caused by exceeding low candidate
> contribution limits. You cannot even buy a Democrat candidate for $2600 or
> even $5200.  Anecdotal evidence is that it takes at least $99,000 in cold
> hard cash to buy a Democrat candidate (Jefferson) and at least $140,000 to
> buy a Republican one (Cunningham).
>
>
>
> These low candidate contribution limits also are accountable for the vast
> majority of fund given to independent groups that the "reformers" spend all
> their time complaining about -- a problem they created.
>
>
>
> These limits need to be raised or eliminated to stop this distortion of
> the system.  Jim Bopp
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/28/2014 11:56:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
>
> “Leaked Memo Tells Senate Candidate To Spend 80 Percent Of Her Time
> Raising Money” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63797>
>
> Posted on July 28, 2014 8:54 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63797> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> HuffPo
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/28/michelle-nunn-fundraising_n_5628018.html>‘s
> Paul Blumenthal:
>
> A campaign strategy memo prepared for Georgia Democratic Senate candidate
> Michelle Nunn last year and leaked online on Monday reveals far more than
> just the inner workings of one high-profile Senate campaign. Details in the
> memo illuminate the dominant role of fundraising in the political world.
>
> “Hitting our targets will require us to prioritize fundraising above all
> else and to focus the candidate’s time on it with relentless intensity,”
> the memo
> <http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/235287519?access_key=key-7XLZhUlmcqs8zb0ft3xs&allow_share=true&escape=false&view_mode=scroll>,
> written in December 2013 and leaked to National Review
> <http://www.nationalreview.com/article/383894/michelle-nunns-campaign-plan-eliana-johnson#GASen>,
> states in a section on the campaign’s finance plan.
>
> To reach the campaign’s target of raising $15 million to $20 million for
> the entire race, the memo urges that Nunn’s time be budgeted almost
> exclusively for fundraising, at least until the tail end of the race. Nunn,
> who would face no serious competition in the Democratic primary, should
> spend between 70 and 80 percent of her time raising money from January
> through September, according to the memo. Only in October does the
> recommended fundraising time drop to 50 percent.
>
> The memo estimates that there are 2,500 campaign hours in 2014 and
> recommends that 2,201 of them be spent raising money.
>
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