It's Crunch Time For Money
With the July 9 reporting deadline looming for candidates' fundraising totals, there's been a lot of asking for money going on lately. The report covers Jan. 1 through June 30 and is generally thought of as an indicator of a candidate's viability. Kind of like the odds board at a horse race, showing how much other people already have bet on who might win.
Council candidate Brian Garry puts it right out there in an e-mail Wednesday: "I am writing to ask for your support and contribution at a critical moment in my campaign for Cincinnati City Council. A crucial financial deadline for Council candidates is impending at the end of this week. We need to show that our campaign is a force to be reckoned with by filing a strong financial report on June 30th. I know we can make a brilliant showing at this key stage in the campaign, but only with your immediate help."
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at 10:44 AM, June 28, 2007 
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at 12:41 PM, June 28, 2007 
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Post a Comment*These deadlines are over-rated. Save for some incumbents, most candidates raise the bulk of their money in the last three months, especially on the Dem side. The AFL-CIO won't even make its endorsements until August, and the union money then follows.
Many of the candidates haven't even had their kickoffs yet.
The significance of June 30th is a media-creation, and a sad commentary on how much media focus is on early dollars.
The only questions I have about money is this:
Did Heimlich raise $120,000 like he claimed in his announcement?
If not, why did he lie about it?
If so, when did he raise it?
These are some pretty serious questions and I'm betting Heimlich won't be able to claim he raised $120,000 within the time limits allowed by law.
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