Grass roots donors

Turin · Mar 16, 2012

It seems some candidates inspire grass roots donors ... ! You might see a few surprises in this article. Check it out!

Grassroots Donors Swell War Chests of Barack Obama, Tea Party-backed Republicans - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets

So far during the 2012 presidential race, it seems the 99 percent prefers President Barack Obama and his Tea Party-backed Republican rivals. That is, small-dollar donors -- those who gave $200 or less -- compose about half of the total fund-raising hauls of Obama, as well as Republicans Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Ron Paul, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Meanwhile, the establishment GOP candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have relied much more heavily on wealthier donors. Small-dollar donors make up just 10 percent or less of their hauls, despite being two of the three biggest fund-raisers in the race, according to the Center's research

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Turin · Mar 16, 2012

... oh and complete props to Buddy Roemer! The GOP looked past their two strongest candidates ... Jon Huntsman and Buddy Roemer.

That title belongs to former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, a Republican, whose campaign has refused to accept donations in excess of $100. As a result, small donations have constituted about 80 percent of his campaign's $233,000 total haul, according to the Center's research. The rest of Roemer's money has come from Roemer himself, who has loaned his campaign $45,100 of his own money.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/10/grassroots-donors-swell-war-chests.html

Grass roots donors

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