On "grassroots victory"

Post #280,605 by Yendor 4/4/07 10:03:43 AM Reply	On "grassroots victory" Is that "80%" figure by count of percentage of the $14MM raised, or by count of number of donations? There could be a reasonably significant difference as far as how that's interpreted... -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #280,608 by boxley 4/4/07 10:07:59 AM Reply	good point, didnt think of that Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #280,611 by SpiceWare 4/4/07 10:16:46 AM 4/4/07 10:17:16 AM Reply	Re: On "grassroots victory" 80% of 40,000 contributors means 32,000 gave $100 or less. At $100(ignoring the less), that's less than 23% of the dollars contributed. Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] Edited by SpiceWare April 4, 2007, 10:17:16 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #280,643 by tuberculosis 4/4/07 4:07:28 PM Reply	Leaving the average over $100 donation = $1350 Seems plausible. I4 NOW! Impeach, Indict, Incarcerate, Inject Bush, Cheney, Gonzalez, Rumsfeld, Rove, Rice
Post #280,613 by JayMehaffey 4/4/07 10:18:28 AM Reply	Re: On "grassroots victory" Is that "80%" figure by count of percentage of the $14MM raised, or by count of number of donations? There could be a reasonably significant difference as far as how that's interpreted... I think it would have to be 80% of the donations, not 80% of the $14M. 40,000 donations * .8 * $100 is only $3.2M. And they where talking about donation of $100 or less. Jay
Post #280,617 by Seamus 4/4/07 11:08:29 AM Reply	Something is missing It mentions 40,000 contributors, but not the number of contributions As shown before, 80% of 40,000 times 100 equals 3.2M But, 80% of $14M is $11.2M which would require at least 112K donations at $100 or less per donation. I guess that is 3 donations per contributor. Seamus
Post #280,619 by Yendor 4/4/07 11:12:48 AM Reply	Or... The total monetary value from the 80% of 40,000 contributors is somewhere south of $3.2MM (I say "south" because it is $100 or less), and the balance of his $14MM haul (which is $10.8MM) came from contributions over $100.01. So a little math shows us that the size of the average donation of the balance ($10.8MM / 8000 donors) is $1350.00. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #280,621 by Seamus 4/4/07 11:20:36 AM Reply	Sure if you want to be logical I guess I shouldn't try to work and post at the same time. Seamus
Post #280,659 by jb4 4/4/07 8:07:09 PM Reply	Why would you want to be logical?!? This is POLITICS!!! Dammit, Jim... jb4 "It's hard for me, you know, living in this beautiful White House, to give you a firsthand assessment." — George W. Bush, when asked if he believed Iraq was in a state of civil war (Newsweek, 26 Feb 07)
Post #280,622 by Another Scott 4/4/07 11:20:43 AM Reply	More details on April 15, apparently. [link\|http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8O8HMJ80.htm\|Business Week]: On Sunday, Clinton and Edwards chose to announce only their money totals; they do not have to make detailed fundraising and spending reports public until April 15. Clinton's campaign, which reported total receipts of $36 million, would not say how much of her $26 million in new contributions were general election donations that would be useless in her primary campaign. In addition to the donations, Clinton transferred $10 million from her Senate campaign account. Edwards aides said his $14 million in new contributions included $1 million for the general election. Neither the Edwards nor the Clinton camps wanted to discuss how much cash they had left, making it more difficult to assess how the two campaigns stack up against each other. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #281,944 by Another Scott 4/15/07 10:36:25 PM Reply	Political Moneyline has the details. [link\|http://www.tray.com/fecinfo/\|PoliticalMoneyline] has each candidate's report, and an [link\|http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/pml1_sql_PRESIDENTIAL2008.exe?DoFn=2008\|overall summary of dollars] for the major presidential candidates. Clinton had an average of $1610.22 per individual, while Edwards had an average of $1229.47 per individual, and Obama had an average of $1267.20 per individual. That strikes me as extraordinarily high, for all of them - especially this early in the process. Since Obama is claiming 100,000 on-line donors but only lists 20,284 total in the form, presumably small contributions are aggregated somehow. Cheers, Scott.

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