Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Politics / Woods Herron and McWherter Each Report Raising $650,000
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:47 PM
"Old-fashioned hard work, brand new ideas and wonderful friends have been the keys to our fundraising success, and they are the keys to leading Tennessee forward in creating good jobs, strengthening education and improving healthcare. This far exceeds our goals and others' expectations. This overwhelming support proves we are on track to get the support we need to win."
Herron also should have credited the Rolodex of Democratic fund-raising diva Cathy Thomas, who's working for his campaign.
Update: McWherter reports $650,000 too. Kim McMillan reports $300,000 with $175,000 cash on hand. Here's McWherter's press release:
Jackson, Tenn. - Mike McWherter, a Democrat and small businessman from Jackson, will officially report in his first campaign finance disclosure of his gubernatorial bid that he has raised over $650,000 since he filed as a candidate on May 15, 2009 - the first 47 days of his candidacy.
McWherter, one of the last Democratic candidates to enter the race for Governor, is reporting that 99% of the contributions to his campaign came from individual donors from all three of Tennessee's grand divisions, representing 68 counties across the state.
Included among the many Tennessee donors are some notable Democratic political leaders, including Congressman John Tanner, State Senator and Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Lowe Finney and Presidential Counselor and White House Director of Health Care Nancy-Ann DeParle.
"I'm excited about the incredible outpouring of individual support and friendship I've received from Democrats all across our great state," said McWherter. "Folks everywhere are stepping up to help get our campaign off the ground, and are firmly committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure that we elect a sensible leader with the skills needed to tackle our extraordinary economic challenges."
Since he's entered the race McWherter has launched a campaign Web site - www.mikemcwherter.com - opened up his statewide campaign headquarters in Nashville, and has assembled an experienced team of political operatives, including seasoned campaign manager Kim Sasser Hayden and veteran fundraiser April Orange, as well as having hired top-rate media and polling consultants.
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http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/07/07/roy-herrons-online-fundraising-claims/
Roy reported raising $92K online on July 7th. Now, he claims that he raised over $100K online for this disclosure which ended on June 30th. I’m no math major, but that doesn’t add up.
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What about Cammack? There's no mention of his fundraising. Has he become such a marginal candidate that he doesn't get a mention?
Woodsie- I wonder if McWherter's $650K includes the money he raised during his short-lived Senate race, which I believe got up over $100k. If so, that would weaken McWherter's number somewhat.
Big, ol' hairy Ward Carnack ain't got no big, hairy hip lettuce for his campaign.
He already said he raised about $200K. He done spent it all, too.
So much for $$$$$ managing from the big, hairy finance man.
