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Wednesday
Aug172011

CAPTURED - Mitt Romney Has Raised More Campaign Cash From Lobbyists Than All Other GOP Candidates Combined

You will notice that Ron Paul doesn't even make the list as his contributions come strictly from the people.

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WASHINGTON -- While other GOP presidential candidates race to win Saturday's Ames Straw Poll, Mitt Romney is quietly racking up support among Washington power brokers and heavyweights in the Republican party. His early lead in fundraising with lobbyists, Wall Street donors, and bundlers who raised money for George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is testament to this strategy.

According to disclosure reports filed at the end of July, 61 registered lobbyists and five lobbyist-linked political action committees contributed $137,650 to Romney's campaign between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2011. The former Massachusetts governor raised more money from lobbyists during this period than all of his competitors combined.

The other Republican candidates who received contributions from lobbyists in the first half of 2011 were, in order of most money received, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ($63,204), former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman ($31,600), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) ($25,500), former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum ($8,800), and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) ($125). The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) do not accept contributions from registered lobbyists.

Craig Holman, legislative representative for the watchdog group Public Citizen, told HuffPost that Romney's lead in lobbyist cash "strongly suggests that Romney is the favored candidate for wealthy special interest groups, especially K Street. They clearly think that they can get their foot in the door with Mitt Romney."

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Reader Comments (9)

The establishment candidate, funded by the establishment status quo.
Aug 11, 2011 at 12:45 PM | Unregistered CommenterWil Martindale
btw on Romney still doesn't come close to obama's payoff's
Aug 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM | Unregistered CommenterLiberatedCitiZen
That can't be right, everyone knows only the Democrats are owned by Corporate America...

(Sarcasm intended)
Aug 11, 2011 at 2:24 PM | Unregistered CommenterS. Gompers
Who is going to listen when there is blood in the streets. Not the Rep. or the Dems., surely not the so called president, they'll all be on vacation....
Aug 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM | Unregistered CommenterInurface
I still with Ron Paul and hope all this money goes to his unemployment benefits. Strange though there is so much hype on him???
Aug 11, 2011 at 4:05 PM | Unregistered CommenterDave
"Corporations are people."

--Mitt Romney

At least he's up front about it, somewhat transparent (unlike the Sniveling Weasel-in-Chief).

http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2011/08/mitt-romney-corporations-are-people.html
Aug 11, 2011 at 9:23 PM | Unregistered CommenterCheyenne
The BIG CLUB is choosing who they to be in the ring for the next RIGGED FIGHT.

CARLIN:"The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice ... you don't".
Aug 11, 2011 at 11:54 PM | Unregistered CommenterTR
Romney: Accelerate foreclosures to ‘allow investors to buy up homes’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/18/romney-accelerate-foreclosures-to-allow-investors-to-buy-up-homes/
Oct 18, 2011 at 5:11 PM | Unregistered Commenterjohn

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