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DEL.ICIO.USOne last tea leaf: Martin has raised (more than) $214K since the primary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If Jim Martin comes out on top over Vernon in the Democratic run-off for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, look for analysts to point to money as a difference-maker.
According to reports filed to the Federal Election Commission since the July 15 primary, Martin has reported raising $214,149.79 in contributions over $1,000 since the last vote.
In fact, campaign manager Ellery Gould said the total amount raised is much larger — 1,186 donations over the period were under $1,000, and so were not required to be immediately reported to the FEC.
Gould wouldn’t say more. But if the unreported donations averaged even $100, that’s a significant amount of last-minute cash.
Martin began the run-off with $56,237 in the bank.
Jones’ money situation remains a mystery. The DeKalb County CEO reported $150,366 in the bank as of June 30, with more than two weeks of campaigning to go in the first round of voting.
But the FEC’s file for Jones doesn’t show the required pre-runoff report from the candidate. And on July 25, the federal agency sent Jones notice that he had four days to comply.
There are no records of contributions to Jones since the July 15 primary, but remember that he did have enough to send out his “two-for-one” flyer of last week.
Much — but not all — of Martin’s money can be read as the state Democratic’s hierarchy making its choice.
Contributors include attorney Steve Leeds ($2,300); A.D. Frazier and wife ($2,000); state Rep. Kathy Ashe ($1,000); attorney Emmet Bondurant ($2,300); former party chairman David Worley ($2,300); developer John Wieland ($1,000); former Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor ($1,000); Michael Coles ($1,000); Keith Mason ($2,300); Buddy Darden ($2,000); Greg Hecht, who ran against Martin in the ’06 race for lieutenant governor ($1,000); and Columbus attorney Jim Butler ($2,300). National offices of several unions also contributed several thousands.
Comments
By Katie
August 4, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
Martin got $250 from me. I hope it’s enough to keep Vernon out of the Senate.
By Booker T. Washington
August 4, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this
Vernon got my money and my vote. We coming to the promised land, Tiger woods and Barrack O’Bama, the brotha’s our getting it done
By GetReal
August 5, 2008 5:39 AM | Link to this
I hope that you are in a better position than the rest of the country is now because Vernon helped BUSH get us there. He is NO Obama or Tiger… PLEASE!
By BlacknProud
August 5, 2008 5:44 AM | Link to this
I hope that Martin win today. We cannot afford the fail policy of Bushite Vernon Jones around…. NO THANKS