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* Mailing books to Republican primary voters can get expensive…
$308,500 A1 to Ives For Illinois - Governorhttps://t.co/lk0VknQ50W
— Illinois Sunshine (@ilsunshine) March 1, 2018
Most of that was $300K from Residco owner Vincent Kolber. But Ives really needed another zero at the end of it.
…Adding… Kolber gave money to Rauner last year.
…Adding… The headline was changed because Ives reported another $100K today. [Hat tip: Scott Kennedy]
* Biss campaign…
Today the Biss campaign is announcing it has raised more than $2 million in the first two months of 2018, including $150,073.33 raised through a ten-day small donor matching challenge. Inspired by the success of small donor matching programs in other states as well as Daniel Biss’ legislation designed to take on the influence of big money in politics, the Biss campaign launched a small donor matching program of its own.
Between February 19 and February 28, all contributions of $150 or less were matched, up to $100,000. This small donor matching program was so successful the campaign surpassed its goal by more than 50 percent. During the ten-day period, there were 4,819 unique donors who made 5,928 contributions at or below the $150 threshold. The average contribution was $25.32.
“Our grassroots campaign is powered by thousands of people across the state who are investing their time, their money, and their energy to elect a middle-class progressive who will make transformational change in Illinois,” said Biss campaign manager Abby Witt. “When people hear Daniel’s message, it resonates. Despite the millions of dollars Daniel’s opponents are spending to self-fund their campaigns, we know Illinois voters want a governor who will represent their interests, not the billionaires and corporations. In an era of Bruce Rauner and Donald Trump, voters want a middle-class progressive with a record of getting things done to help working families.”
The Biss campaign won’t identify the person who promised to match the contributions, so I suppose we just have to look for the next person who contributes $150,073.33 to him. Shouldn’t be too difficult.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:01 pm
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Those matching programs are always just a gimmick. I’ve never seen one where there was an actual “matching donor.”
Comment by Anon0091 Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:08 pm
Two words. John. Cusack.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:11 pm
Asking those with more experience. Does Biss’ and Kennedy’s fundraising look bad because of the pot JB is working with, or would these numbers be seen as weak in a normal year too? I guess they would raise more if people didn’t think JB was inevitable.
Comment by BucknIrish Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:27 pm
We’ve seen before Biss has trouble with math, just look at his failed leadership championing pension reform.
Comment by Cocoa Dave Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:31 pm
The #300,000 Kolber contribution to Ives appears to have been reporting two days late. That fine is going to hurt.
Comment by Ouch Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:40 pm
==Does Biss’ and Kennedy’s fundraising look bad because of the pot JB is working with, or would these numbers be seen as weak in a normal year too?==
Kennedy’s are pretty rough regardless.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 3:45 pm
I was rather surprised to get one of Ives books in the mail. That must have been an expensive mailing.
Comment by A Jack Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 4:00 pm
**The #300,000 Kolber contribution to Ives appears to have been reporting two days late. That fine is going to hurt.**
Yup - that should have been filed on Tuesday.
Comment by SaulGoodman Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 4:19 pm
I also received the Ives book. Sent in a brown envelope with Wheaton, IL post office address. Letter inside started “Dear Faithful Republican”
Comment by Nearly Normal Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 4:20 pm
** Does Biss’ and Kennedy’s fundraising look bad because of the pot JB is working with, or would these numbers be seen as weak in a normal year too?**
Not weak.
Dan Hynes raised just under $5M between 1/1/09 and 5/1/10.
Biss raised about $3M in 2017, and already another $2M this quarter, surpassing Hynes total.
Kennedy raised about $4.5M in 2017, and has reported another $1.4M this quarter.
So Biss has raised $5+ million, Chris $6+ million (though over a million came from himself).
For context, Quinn, as an incumbent, raised about $7.4M over that same 1/1/09-5/1/10 period.
Comment by SaulGoodman Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 4:25 pm
**The #300,000 Kolber contribution to Ives appears to have been reporting two days late. That fine is going to hurt.**
How much is the fine?
Comment by ste_with_a_v_en Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 4:39 pm
“So Biss has raised $5+ million, Chris $6+ million (though over a million came from himself).”
Bill Daley said he needed $8-10 million. He raised 5 and his burn rate has been huge which is why he doesn’t have a lot to spend right now on media.
Comment by Anon0091 Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 5:04 pm
**How much is the fine?**
“Each contribution is considered a separate violation when determining the penalty, which can range from 10% to 150% of the contribution(s) reported late.”
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CivilPenaltiesAssessment.aspx
Comment by SaulGoodman Thursday, Mar 1, 18 @ 5:13 pm