Harold Ford’s out-of-state fundraising
The Tennessean published an article today stating that “Memphis Democrat Harold Ford Jr.’s fundraising since Jan. 1 is nearly that of the three leading Republican contenders combined.”
However, when one looks at WHERE the money is coming from, it is easy to see why. Harold Ford knows no geographical boundaries with his fundraising. And, it appears that Ford knows others much better than he knows Tennesseans. For example, let’s contrast the candidates:
Bob Corker 95% in-state, 6% out-of-state
Van Hilleary 88% in-state, 13% out-of-state
Ed Bryant 91% in-state, 10% out-of-state
However, a whopping 59.2% of Harold Ford’s money comes from outside the state of Tennessee! ONLY 40.8% of Harold Ford’s campaign financing comes from the people who he wants to represent. Unbelievable! Now, these numbers cause me to wonder who Harold Ford really wants to represent. Fortunately, Ford cannot bus in Bill Clinton, Sarah Jessica Parker, and the rest of his supporters to vote in the election. Unfortunately for Harold, at some point, he will actually have to reach out to Tennesseans and ask for their votes.
Comments
Comment from Gotsense
Time: April 18, 2006, 12:26 pm
coming from Memphis the Ford family and the Memphis mayor is what drove my family away. it just kills me that the entire ford family can live in controversy but play the race card and continue to drive their agendas. Jr. seems to be the less of the many evils but come on, to many people believe what they see and never question the gorilla in the corner.
Comment from Lesley
Time: April 18, 2006, 2:27 pm
How is this possibly news? It’s clear that Congress is a large part of determining the fate of everyone in the country, therefore it seems only logical to me for out-of-state Democrats to lend a hand in a place where the Democratic candidate would be out-funded by local rich Republicans. This happens all the time by both parties.
Comment from Phil Ayres
Time: April 18, 2006, 2:41 pm
Clearly it is not happening on the Republican side in this race, is it? And, if you look closely at who is funding Ford, the individuals are not in any way idelogically alligned with the conservatives in this state who Ford is attempting to pander to. So, you have to ask . . . why are they supporting him? Perhaps, they know something that the average Tennessee voter does not.
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Phil Ayres’ got more on the money race in the US Senate race: Bob Corker 95% in-state, 6% out-of-state Van Hilleary 88% in-state, 13% out-of-state Ed Bryant 91% in-state, 10% out-of-state However, a whopping 59.2% of Harold Ford’s money comes…