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Monday, July 25, 2005

OH-2: Schmidt Calls on PACs to Ward Off Bloggers

It's time to ramp up the pressure on Jean Schmidt. Her latest FEC report and recent articles in the Cincinnati Enquirer paint a picture of a campaign facing a challenge that caught them completely off-guard. From Jean Schmidt's Recent FEC Reports:

Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period: $156,567
Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee: $213,150

That's a lot of debt for a candidate that has only raised about $350,000 in total as of the last major reporting period. Of course, the blogosphere nearly split that total in half for Paul Hackett in one day, shattering any expectations and catching the political pundit class completely by surprise. Jean Schmidt was left with no response other than to call on her friends at Political Action Committees across the country.

Since blogosphere day, Schmidt has raised $25,000 from a grand total of 14 PACs. By contrast the Hackett campaign's ActBlue page shows a diverse set of donors carrying the load.

Paul Hackett: 2873 contributors for $147,025.59 = $51.17 average
Jean Schmidt: 14 PAC contributions since b-day for $25,000 = $1,785 average

It's the people vs. the powerful, again. You can visit Paul Hackett's ActBlue page, or email info at hackettforcongress.com to volunteer (they have housing for all) .

Posted at 10:59 AM in Ohio | Technorati

Comments

It will be interesting to see how Schmidt and the GOPers react to the influx of boots on the ground.

That manpower has been the weapon to which the Right has difficulty in countering. If it is a matter of voting, they shoot for disenfranchisement and incovenience, there is no answer to sheer manpower.

Posted by: stumpy at July 25, 2005 12:23 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment