Primary campaign reports are starting to trickle in - first up, Stan Adelstein versus Elli Schwiesow
I just rolled into town, and am in the process of quickly unpacking before I head into work. But before I get cracking, I wanted to note that the post-primary reports are starting to come into the Secretary of State's office, prompting lots of discussion and analysis.
First off on the list - one of the reports from one half of THE primary race of the year - Stan Adelstein's report.
Good gosh. Who puts $99,500 of their own money into a state legislative race? This was followed up by $1175 of PAC money, and $3169 of personal donations of $250 or less.
What did all of this money go towards?
That's a lot of consulting, although I suspect there's some mailing costs that were handled by the consultant and reimbursed.
Compare that to Elli Schwiesow, who reported $54,034 in donations ($31,334 non PAC which came in amounts of $250 or less). Where did Elli's money go?
That $8,600 consulting bill would seem to have associated costs broken out from it. But clearly, much less was spent overall when you look at the bottom line:
Very interesting. He put in $99,500 - She $5,844. He raised around $4500, she raised $54k. Elli clearly had a lot of people involved in her election who donated money AND time. She spent only around half as much and managed to take the race.
The lesson to be learned from this election is that in the end - eventually, it's PEOPLE at the grassroots who count in the process .
First off on the list - one of the reports from one half of THE primary race of the year - Stan Adelstein's report.
Good gosh. Who puts $99,500 of their own money into a state legislative race? This was followed up by $1175 of PAC money, and $3169 of personal donations of $250 or less.What did all of this money go towards?
That's a lot of consulting, although I suspect there's some mailing costs that were handled by the consultant and reimbursed.Compare that to Elli Schwiesow, who reported $54,034 in donations ($31,334 non PAC which came in amounts of $250 or less). Where did Elli's money go?
That $8,600 consulting bill would seem to have associated costs broken out from it. But clearly, much less was spent overall when you look at the bottom line:
Very interesting. He put in $99,500 - She $5,844. He raised around $4500, she raised $54k. Elli clearly had a lot of people involved in her election who donated money AND time. She spent only around half as much and managed to take the race.The lesson to be learned from this election is that in the end - eventually, it's PEOPLE at the grassroots who count in the process .
Comments
The vast majority of South Dakota legislators are elected for less than Ms. Schwiessow spent on consultants alone in the primary.
The fact that Ms. Schwiesow raised more from individuals than Mr. Adelstein doesn't mean anything either. Mr. Adelstein obviously didn't spend much time raising money because he has plenty of his own, and routinely gives away more to other candidates than what Ms. Schwiesow raised.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/06/14/news/top/news02.txt
That and if you play with fire, expect to get burned.
You need to watch out for a couple of "D" candidates when you're casting stones at the Republican donor on this issue.
The people of South Dakota wised up to him and did not vote him into office. When will the dems figure that out.
He is not wanted by the majority so my message to him is "go away".
You post a simple comment regarding some campaign financing statistics and the nuts come running out to find something horribly wrong with it.
Can these people find anything that isn't a conspiracy or a "stolen election" or a victimazation of themselves. My god they are bitter and unhappy and worst of all they are very little people.
I never use that word lightly, it is a terrible thing to say about someone. To be small is to never have achieved anything. It is given to people who are somewhat less educated and somewhat less willing to see the world as it really is rather than how they want it to be. Imagine living a life like that anon. 1:09
and 2:23
I Anon 1:09 posted an observation in terms respectable to both Schwiesow and Adelstein, not derogatory in any way. I said nothing about conspiracy, victimization or stolen elections.
You on the other hand attacked me personally in a derogatory way and simply attributed things to me that I did not say. Your falsehoods and gratuitous nastiness are an example of the worst that this fine blog has to offer.
"In his order signed Tuesday granting the request by Hamilton's lawyers for a new trial, Battey said he had allowed a key memo into evidence during the trial that should have been excluded because of attorney-client privilege. As secondary basis for his order, Battey said improper conduct by the plaintiff's lawyers, when added to the impact of the memo, had the cumulative effect of denying the defendants a fair trial.
Hamilton declined comment late Tuesday afternoon about Battey's ruling, as did plaintiff lawyer Patrick Duffy."
Good old duffy, the angriest nut West River, also known as "Big Daddy's Back"
I do know who Duffy is, and if it is true about his identity on the Rapid City Journal blog, well that explains a lot of things. I wonder whether his rants about the Hamilton case on the blog had something to do with the "improper conduct". By the way, the Rapid City Journal bloggers and overseers love his nauseating postings and think he is clever.