Democrat State Senator Tom White issued a release trumpeting his fund-raising results at the end of the 1st quarter for the 2010 2nd District Congressional campaign.
Congressman Lee Terry has done the same.
Let's look at the results:
While Tom White declared that he has raised the most of any challenger for a quarter "in the 21st Century" (you have to say century, like SENNNNN-too-REEE!), he still comes in second place to Terry by around twenty grand.
Curious too that White only spent seven thousand dollars for the period. Hmm. Interesting. That's really on the cheap. Hmm.
In any case, a good point is made by KMTV that Terry will likely have to spend money against his primary opponent. Though Terry will also be getting extra cash from the national party as well.
With all eyes in the state focusing on this race, it should be a kick.
Curious too that White only spent seven thousand dollars for the period. Hmm. Interesting. That's really on the cheap. Hmm.
In any case, a good point is made by KMTV that Terry will likely have to spend money against his primary opponent. Though Terry will also be getting extra cash from the national party as well.
With all eyes in the state focusing on this race, it should be a kick.
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A Tweet from Kyle:
"Tom White raises more than $200 thousand in 1st quarter. A lot of hunger for a real leader in Congress."
Looks like Kyle would concur that people are even more hungry for the leadership of Lee Terry.
So, Terry wins in all three respects:
More raised for the Quarter
Much more raised for the cycle
Alot more cash on hand than White.
Terry win 3-0. White is out of the playoffs.
White threw everything into this quarter--why didn't he raise more than Terry?
I went back and looked at past first quarter numbers for Democratic candidates and White is way out ahead (that's not a statement of support, just a fact).
Connealy 04: 19,710.00
Thompson 04: 55,747.31
Moul 06: 140,921.27
Esch 06: 53,645.00
Esch 08: 27,316.00
The fact that Terry has raised over $500,000 for the race is far more than White's take ($203,000).
Good to see White is in second place. But that doesn't get you the pennant.
Anon 3:21: I wouldn't say that White is out of the play-offs, but there is one more thing he will need if he is to win the CD2 and that's Obama's organization. Anybody know if he met with Axelrod when he came to Lincoln? If so, for how long? White should have been driving Axelrod to and from the airport, making sure his latte was always fresh, holding his comb and mirror, etc. If White can't get Obama to lift a finger for him, he's sunk.
Wow, that White has raised so much more money in the same time period as the past 3 challengers to Terry speaks VOLUMES! Especially since Terry is a 6-term incumbent.
Way to go Tom White! Start packing your bags Lee -- oh wait, he only has to deflate his air mattress. That won't take very long, thank goodness.
Yes, Tom White can use the same Washington, DC real estate agent that Jim Esch used...
White isn't the problem. He is a Democrat, which defines him as untrainably stupid. On the spectrum of real politics, which spans from no government (chaos) to limited government (freedom) to big government (tyranny), White is 100%with the tyrants. Well intentioned perhaps but tyrants nevertheless. And no better for being so stupid as to not know that.
Terry's situation is less simple. He tends towards limited government but still kisses the butts of GOP leaders who want big GOP government tyranny instead of bigger Democratic Party government tyranny. That's like offering urine instead of feces.
Freedom depends on Republicans people like Terry kicking big government GOP leaders in the shins and forcing them to push the GOP toward real limited government. Without that, all of Washington will continue to rape individual freedom to death and think they are doing everyone a favor for it.
Terry also kisses the butts of the trial lawyers. Remember the quote from their fundraising letter for him:
Only through the support of pro-civil-justice Members of Congress will we be able to defeat the proponents of medical mal practice reform. One of those pro-civil-justice Members is former trial attorney Congressman Lee Terry. Congressman Terry, a Republican from Nebraska’s 2nd district, is your clients’ strongest Republican ally on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
With the trial lawyers saying things like that, if MattSak can't make tort reform an issue against Terry he's a total idiot.
What I want to know is since Lee Terry signed a pledge that he would only serve 3 terms, how in the world can he possibly now say that Matt Sak SHOULDN'T run against him in the Primary and should essentially just "step aside" because Lee is the incumbent??
Hmmmm. Hypocrisy much?
Ignorance not hypocrisy....
Anonymous--the ignorance is on your part. Terry never said Sak should pull out--Sak can do anything he wants.
And there's no hypocrisy--Terry changed his views on term limits--if it was an issue for people they could have voted that way in 2000, 2002 or 2004.
I thought this was "the race" for Nebraska Dems. Why didn't people in the party pony up for White? Tom hyped this thing bigtime, but the result didn't follow. He should have raised alot more than $200k this Quarter.
Maybe it is the 9.8% unemployment (that is tied to Democrat candidates) or White's endorsement of Terry's position on cap & trade.
White did so badly he raised nearly $60,000 more from individuals than Terry did, while ol' Lee had to rely on all the big corporations, PACS, and GOP "leadership" PACS, and he only managed $20,000 more because of them.
MacDaddy--on your post earlier, yes, White needs to hold on for dear life to the "Obama organization". But people, primarily lefty/progressives aren't going to get all ginned up over a Yellow Dog candidate like White. Remember, White's major policy pronouncements so far have been that he agrees with Terry on cap & trade and public option.
Plus, with the state Dems disintegrating and unable to recruit candidates, the party will lack a message, lack focus, lack organization and lack excitement. D turnout probably craters as a result.
Anonymous 7:05--White has been hitting up every labor PAC, every DC leadership PAC and other lefty PACs virtually every day the past 3 months. Fact is, they didn't pony up for him--but it is not for lack of trying by ol' Tom.
You know, Ian, you tried to peddle your crap at NNN on the trial lawyer issue and no one bought it. In fact, you pissed off a few people that don't think that dumping victims of any kind onto the public welfare rolls is a good plan for tort reform.
Judges should decide merit, facts should determine injury. Cold, hard, facts.
Now enjoy that taxpayer funded campaign you are running out of the Statehouse, Nebraskans aren't fools, and they will see right through you.
Doesn't take a trial lawyer to see that the attacks on Ian are libel per se. Wouldn't it be interesting if in the course of a lawsuit all of the IP addresses of Leavenworth Street users were disclosed?
Ian, all of the IP addresses can't be seen, not even by The Sweeper. Blogger doesn't give them out. And, you are showing how little you know about the internet. Unless you have a static address, every time you log on, it can change. Go play with your state owned Blackberry somewhere else.
Doh!
How much of Terry's money is left over from his previous campaign fund and how much is new money for this campaign? How much of White's money is left over from his previous races?
State-owned Blackberrys? Is that what Carlos uses to communicate with all the Republican staff in the capitol?
On L St, if you're a Democrat not named Brian Osborn, you must be Ian Russell.
If you support Terry, you must be boomer.
Do people really think this blog is that sparsely trafficked?
No carry over on the Terry Campaign. All news articles I've read, and that silly old website called fec.gov, indicate that it was all spent in the last race.
Now, if you would like to talk about Mr. White, go check out the site. More than 10 came from family, more than 30 came from labor, and he seems to have staff that he reimburses, but those poor souls haven't been paid a dime in wages since June when Tom and Ian started this little game (isn't that a violation of wage and hour law Mr. Union Man White?). I wonder how they have managed to get by for, at least, 4 months with no income, no telephones, no payments to website servers, no rent to facilities for parties, no food, no drink at fundraisers, no money spent for internet service? All he has paid for is some printing, and a lot of service charges for out of state campaign donations. I hope he hasn't been using his law office resources, all that insurance money secrectly going to fund a federal congressional race? Surely, he wouldn't do that?
As for poor little Ian's feeling being hurt and wanting to run to a trial lawyer for victim assistance, GROW UP! I would love to defend a suit against you. Right after, I would probably run on over to Carlos' house and ask him if he feels the need to cry to a Judge about the way he is spoken of on the blogs when he isn't listed on a website ANYWHERE as the contact person for any current or future elected official.
Then again, this is all just opinion and conjecture, and last time I checked his website, that is exactly the type of law that Ian's boss practices. Civil Rights, people like me that want to opine freely.
OUCH!
"Forget the governor's job. Nebraska Democrats can't even find someone to run for Treasurer."
Joe Jordan's post today at Watchdog. Commenting on John Ewing saying 'no' to a Treas. run.
I bet the Esch family is glad that they don't have to solely fund a campign this yeat like they have for the past two elections. At least not everyone on Whites contibution list has a different name then the candidate.
The NDP is disintegrating.
So much for the Obama wave.
Dem candidates like White will have to defend their policies (like 9.8% unemployment). It is probably going to be at that level or higher in Oct. 2010. Goodbye.
Terry's high overhead means he only added $146,758.22 to his campaign's cash on hand number this quarter while White added $194,577.41.
White wins the quarter by $47,819.19.
Wow Bill, did you learn that math in public school or private?
Congressman Terry has over $300,000 COH and all bills paid.
Tommie Boy has under $200,000 COH and virtually no bills paid. That's the way the Dems like it though, buy now, worry about, or not worry about, paying for it later when no one is paying attention.
Tom should just self fund with a financial disclosure like his. Maybe the Fat Cats at Seven Seas Petro in the Caymen Islands will give him some cash before their assets get frozen for fraud.
Just trying to help.
Anon 9:09
Total COH is a cummulative number - it includes everything Terry has raised from Nov. 5, 2008 to the present. Terry's lead in total COH is merely reflective of his 9 month head start.
I merely pointed out that White actually had a higher net addition to his COH for Q3 2009 - which is an indisputable fact.
Also, campaigns are required to report outstanding debts. Tom White has less than $1200 in unpaid bills. Considering that, maybe he only beat Lee by $46,500.
who paid for the website?
who is paying his staff?
who is paying for the phones and internet service?
who's computer and laptop are they using?
it seems like white is playing a game of who.
This Quarter should have been a great one for White. For some reason, it wasn't.
If White is now paying the expenses he held off from last Quarter, I bet he has $140,000 in cash right now.
White's comments to Don Walton is support of the Obama economic plan and the stimulus bill will haunt him next year.
He's endorsed the approach that has led to 9.8% unemployment--a level that will probably still be in place at this time next year.
Goodbye.
Well, it's official. Obama has created or saved 30,000 jobs by the end of the summer, not 600,000 like he promised repeatedly, and at a cost of $47 billion. That's $1.5 million per job. This is pathetic. This is not worthy of this great country. Obama is a snake-oil salesman and he's going to ruin us all. I'd be interested to know what Tom White thinks about all this.
"Terry changed his views on term limits."
That's funny. But also complete crap.
This isn't just some abstract issue where, after weighing both sides of the argument, Terry made his choice.
The truth is that when Terry first ran, he PROMISED to only serve 3 terms. He argued that anything more than 3 terms would "corrupt a man." He argued that "we don't need career politicians."
Terry didn't change his view.. he changed his occupation. Before, he was a citizen interested in fixing problems. Now, he's a career politician interested in keeping his seat at the trough.
I intend to ask Lee Terry at every public event why he lied and promised to only serve 3 terms. And here he is asking for us to send him back for a 14th year.
His pandering infuriates me.
What will it take to spur other Democrats to enter the race for Gov., SoS, AG, Auditor or Treasurer?
The NDP looks hapless.
Douglas--show up anywhere you want--it is easy to ask Lee a question--he's always available to constituents and has meetings/forums all the time.
If term limits is a big deal, why did he win in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008? Most people prefer seniority to the limitation.
Douglas--Terry publicly announced his change of position on term limits in 1999--he was very public about it. Anyone could vote against him in 2000, 2002 or 2004 as a result. (Thompson ran TV ads on it in 2004--remember the margin for Terry in that one?) The 2004 election really settled the matter since it would be his 4th term.
Question--have you ever changed your mind on anything?
The (im)posters here who 'hate' Terry--
You really don't get it do you. You aren't gonna beat Terry with slimeball characterizations such as 'he lied', etc.
But we know you can't beat him on the issues either--i.e. White supports Obama's economic program--the one that will give us 10% unemployment over the next year.
So what's a hapless NDP to do?
About the only the NDP does is post attacks over at NNN.
Wow--that really is getting them alot of new candidates isn't it?
But Vile Kyle is at it again w/a new attack on Terry aided by the hapless 'Montana' Hannah. Wonder if either has ever run a winning campaign for anything...
It gets more bizarre...
Now Covalt is saying "it's possible" they may wait until after the July convention to announce statewide candidates.
(The state central cmtee apparently will do all of the selecting.)
Has this ever happened before in Nebraska's history? A major party's central cmtee selects the candidates--sounds like something Putin would do.
Good article in today's OWH ...
A bill Terry developed w/Rep. Doyle advances from the Energy and Commerce Cmttee to encourage development of more low-power FM stations. Good deal! More choices and options for consumers--thanks Lee!
Doyle/Terry should come up for a vote on the House floor soon.
NNN crowd-----> pick up those cell phones, dial up Pelosi and ask that she schedule Lee's bill for a vote ASAP!
The question shouldn't be about who raised the most money, but rather who manages money the most prudently.
These guys waste hideous amounts of money on ads that insult the voter with their creative dullness with little to no message that is tired and worn out. For that, they support East Coast economies by going there for consultants that tell them media frequency across the board is the way to go.
In truth if they said something profound by way of message and delivered it with flair, they could say it less and be remembered as opposed to pounding it home nonstop as if to motivate the voters by annoying them to tears.
We get the government we deserve. If this kind of spending takes place while running when campaign money is another's, what makes anyone believe it will change once in office and it is the taxpayer's dime?
Who is conservative and who just talks a good game?
Some key questions to consider in the 2nd District race;
Who is White's campaign manager? If its Paul Johnson, then you have a proven winner (ran Kerrey, Nelson, Fahey)
Who will the independents vote for? The 2nd District is becoming more Independent, who did they support last time; Esch or Terry? Anyone have numbers on I's?
How bloody and expensive will Terry's primary race be? The more competitive it is, the better it is for White.
The Jim Esch factor? Esch endorsed a candidate in Council Bluffs yesterday but has yet to endorse White.
The Late conservative local talk show host Steve Brown of KKAR was friends with Tom White, will this help White win a few Republican votes?
Both candidates are pro-life, but White is Catholic, who will get the important Catholic vote? Will Chip Maxwell's family work the parishes again to swing Catholics towards Terry again?
Will the Tea Party activists make a difference in electorial politics, if they get organized that's gotta help Terry.
stay tuned.
End of the first quarter; Terry with a slight lead but White showing potential
I agree w/you on the TV ads. The DCCC's attacks on Terry last year ($1 million worth) lacked creativity and fell short. Recycled cookie-cutter ads that attacked on the same issues that Thompson did in 04 (budget, veterans, term limits). Both times they fell short and weren't credible.
If you want to see the key to winning a race, read the chapter on NE2 that is going in Prof. Adkins' book on the 2008 elections. It was posted on LS a few months ago.
Independent voters in NE2--
When you read Adkins' chapter, it is pretty clear that Terry won the Unaffiliated voters. Nationally, they were going 3:1 for Obama and 2:1 for the Democratic candidate for Congress. Yet Terry won them narrowly.
Since Terry won them in what was a bad year for Republicans (08) he's likely to win them again in what is looking to be a very good year for the GOP (2010).
Did Ian already get dumped as White's campaign manager?
If Ian has been dumped, then shouldn't he be back working for Sen. White? Some day they need to reopen their office at the State Capitol.
Really? Paul? Are you telling me that white may actually hire a campaign manager that is not on the tax payers doll?
Also,
Boomer's no slouch either. In the past 4 cycles, he's 3-1 in wins, including Terry's 04 and 08 race in NE2.
If anyone knows this district, it's Boomer.
Remember, too, this is a guy who has run 4 congressional races that were top targets of both the NRCC and DCCC. He's won in districts where the Unaffiliated voters are the leading voter group.
Not too shabby.
Plus, he grew up in and lives in Lincoln. Where does Paul Johnson live?
Also,
FYI
this isn't boomer
Someone who is supposedly working in the State Capitol sure has a lot of time on their hands to spy on Ian and Sen. White's office? I wouldn't be so high and mighty about all the work you're doing -- it sure seems like you're spending all your time blogging and being a stalker. Your mom would be so proud.
On Health Care ...
Two polls now out show seniors are strongly opposed to the health care proposal--no wonder when it is largely funded w/cuts to Medicare ($500 billion).
Anonymous 3:16--try again. It's called you walk into the Capitol and all of the offices are open and functioning--except White's. Where is his staff?
I don't work in the State Capitol but am there frequently. Since the adjournment, I have noticed that Sen. White's office is rarely open. Other offices are open and functioning--there is an issue here, I believe. Mr. Foley should take notice.
In off-year elections, the weight of the senior vote increases because of lower overall turnout. Since Tom White has endorsed the health care 'reforms,' look for major defections from the Dem ticket by Dem seniors. Real trouble for White & Co.
Anonymous 3:16--no one is 'spying' on Ian. Ian's never at the Capitol anyway.
No Dem candidates until late July? What are they going to draw straws? Short straw has to run for office and pick up the conference tab. Something tells me nobody is going to go to the July convention for fear they will get nominated to run.
OK 3:03PM I bite. You're not Boomer, but you play him on TV. Lee, don't you have better things to do?
Pepe Boomer = Lee Atwater
Nice ethnic slur there, Ian.
Macdaddy--look at it this way.
Covalt doesn't have candidates or doesn't want them to go through the scrutiny that goes with filing for the primary. Thus, Democrats in NE will have no say in the candidates nominated by their party.
Covalt then fails to bring his candidate slate to the delegates at the state convention. The delegates from all of the state's counties are disenfranchised.
He'll spring them at the August state central committee meeting--the fix will be in--but Covalt's strategy will just make him and the NDP look incompetent and foolish.
Unbelievable and incredible.
Ironically, the person hurt most by Vic's abdication is the person he is trying to help--Tom White. Tens of thousands of D's will stay home next year in NE2. Lefties, in particular, will punt on the one race since White runs as a Yellow Dog.
Their strategy is foolish in my view.
I have friends who use a Naturopathic physician for their health care--they like the focus on natural healing and preventive care.
If White's health plan is adopted, they'll now have to pay twice--once for the health insurance that they are forced to get and a second time directly to the Naturopath since insurance doesn't cover it.
White is crazy to support this--it just makes this family's situation, and others, more difficult.
As for how White hasn't spent any money... this isn't an abnormal practice. They hold on to as much money as they possibly can to make their money on hand numbers look better and pay pay everyone literally the day after reporting. Every campaign I've been close enough to has done that.
No matter how you look at it though, this isn't an apples to apples game here. Terry is the incumbent and has all sorts of advantages. He should have raised more, and White's numbers are very very good for being in his position.
I have to stress though... these numbers aren't nearly as important as next quarter's numbers. Someone posted that White's numbers represent him going after the low hanging fruit hard. That would be an accurate thing to say about both of them.
Terry is on shaky ground, so it will be interesting to see if he can keep his fundraising numbers going. White is just a strong looking challenger at this point, but he's going to actually start making some headlines and some progress in polls to keep his fundraising up.
As I've said elsewhere, I haven't been particularly impressed with what I've seen from camp White... until this.
Comparing apples to apples (White to past Terry challengers) White looks like he's really good shape at this point.
And you guys calling White a yellow dog and saying lefties wont come out for him... you mean blue dog right? Yellow dog means a hard core Dem (if memory serves it comes from the saying that people would these people would vote for a yellow dog over a republican and blue dog is a play off of that... people who think they were choked blue by the more extreme liberal yellow dogs).
Hey Sol--someone who is afraid or scared or a coward can be termed to go "yellow". That's the reference to White as far as being a Yellow Dog. Everyone knows he is shading and hiding his true positions right now on the advice of Paul J. He's "afraid" to be true to his real liberal views. Hence, Yellow Dog White.
How low will they go?
New Jersey's Democrat campaign has hit on what they think will win the gov's race--making light of Chris Christie's weight. Really uplifting strategy.
Besides, if you wanted to spy on Ian, you would have to swing by the Law office in South O.
By the way, what would the voters think if Lee Terry used his Office for his campaign instead of renting space and paying his bills?
White thinks he can legally use his State legislative office to campaign. What do the taxpayers of Nebraska think of that and do they even know that the Leg passed a Bill last year to allow it and then overrode a veto by the Gov?
Also, why is it still okay for Tom White to use State Office funds to go with his lobbying buddies out to Scottsbluff to golf, but not to attend a meeting in Washington DC?
That's just wierd?
Sol,
You are correct. The term yellow dog actually refers to the voters who would vote for a yellow dog rather than a Republican, not the candidates. I wouldn't call White a blue dog Dem, though, in that so far he has been in favor of every liberal idea that Obama has put out there. I also can't see him supporting bipartisanship, although, in his defense about that, bipartisanship is a red herring since the Democrats control the House, Senate, and White House. So currently, bipartisanship means trying to hide behind the Republicans to pass legislation that they know will hurt them at the polls, i.e., acting yellow. So maybe yellow dog Dem does refer to the politicians.
What is Tom White's views on abortion? Is he pro-life or pro-choice?
He feels strongly both ways.
A previous poster seems to think that Tom White will get the anti abortion Catholic vote because Lee Terry is not a practicing Catholic.
If Tom White is counting on that vote, why would he take $500 from retired abortionist, Dr. G. William Orr. Isn't he the abortion doctor that Planned Parenthood on about 46th and dodge used to refer all their abortion patients to so they could keep their government funding hands clean? His abortion clinic was right across the street from them.
Democrats can spin the words, "pro-life" any way they want.
Human beings that are Pro Life know what it really means.
Again, it works both ways. If Yellow Dog is going to go all pro-life, then that's just one more reason lefty/progressive D's will stay home. They won't vote in an off-year, especially when the Dem party doesn't field credible candidates for Gov., etc. And, they certainly aren't going to eagerly run to the polls to vote on one race that features a YD who parrot's Terry's positions.
Or, if White goes squish on pro-life and trys to appeal to everyone, he'll satisfy no one--and Terry will win the pro-life vote again. That's the choice a YD faces.
White can be pro-life all he wants. It will get him exactly nowhere in the party of abortion. So Tom White can come out praising Operation Rescue, it really doesn't matter, because the very fact that he got elected made sure that pro-life views will not get heard in our government. Nancy Pelosi won't allow it.
Who is Jessica Rathbun and why did Tom White give her so much many but pay no one anything to raise $200,000 for him?
Does she work in his law office or Leg Office too?
It is easy to volunteer when you can use your work time to do it and you are getting paid a healthy salary somewhere else to boot.
Jessica is White's Legislative Aide I think...
And I know you people would like to paint White as a liberal Democrat, but the liberals would know better as to if he is one of them and they seem to think he's more of a blue dog. He's pro life, against cap and trade and... at least one other thing I can't remember off the top of my head and don't care about to look up, heheh.
And ya'll are being pretty inconsistant with your criticism of White using his office. He can't be not using it at all AND using it for campaigning. If he's in his law office in Omaha he can do whatever he wants. For all I know, Ian and company are working out of White's basement (wouldn't be the first campaign that gets started in a basement, living room or spare law office space).
Correction, he cannot do anything he wants at his law office in Omaha. Federal law prohibits an outside source paying for services in a federal race.
Federal law also would prohibit the use of a State Office holders official resources (including the time of employees) being used to campaign for Federal office. Same goes for those Legislative campaign $$. I can't for the life of me imagine why he was still fundraising for that Legislative Office war chest, when, as a lawyer, he should have been smart enough to know that he wouldn't be able to use it for anything and you can't just pay ian russell to do nothing from it.
So the only 2 people that got, or were promised, money from Tom White's Federal account just happen to be his State Legislative office employees?
That's a weird coinkidink.
Actually, Tom can use his office, and then he can have it offset as an in-kind contribution. Kind of like how Adrian Smith has used the same office for years - for his campaigning, his so-called real estate career (if there ever was one) and his "western" legislative work. It's the same office owned by his daddy. Last year he "paid" $50 a month for it. So go learn FEC rules again and get back with us.
I realize that there are many posts here about how somebody didn't file this report or somebody used pencils at their campaign office that were clearly left behind by schoolkids on a field trip to the capitol. I also realize that you are trying to score points against that candidate. To this, I say, "Yawn." First of all, this is penny-ante stuff. The voters don't care because campaign rules are so arcane and mind-numbingly boring and they do not address whether or not someone will get their job back. Secondly, if this could be an issue, you've just given them a heads-up to get things cleaned up. We are more than a year away from the election. Nobody will remember this even a month from now. Heck, nobody even knows about it except the people who post here. Which, I'm sure is in the thousands, SS. :-) If you want to make the most impact, keep it to yourself, save it up, and spring this a month before the election when people just might be paying attention. The best dirt is the stuff the campaign manager has no idea is out there. Quit telegraphing it.
Doesn't Jessica Rathubun work for Heath Mello? That is interesting!
Sol--interesting points, again. I would not be surprised if a progressive candidate steps forward to run in the 2nd district Dem primary. I know the Democratic organization is backing White, but (as they've shown recently) they have little feel for what is really going on at the grassroots level. Otherwise, they would have recruited some credible candidates for statewide office by now.
So, not only is White's staff doing campaign work on the State's dime so is Mello's??
Does anyone want to lay odds as to whether Covalt and Rogers can roll-out just one statewide candidate during the week of Oct. 19-25?
Amazing Development . . .
NNN actually has an article posted today that doesn't call Terry a liar or Johanns a rapist. It is about the upcoming Nebraskans for Peace conference. Maybe NNN and Kyle are starting to get it--people are sick of their constant negative posts. We know what NNN is against (anything Republican) but now maybe they'll start posting what they are for.
I think maybe 3 people posted comments there recently--that speaks volumes.
You are correct about the law office, he cannot use his statehouse office though and even if what you say is true, it must be reported as an in kind on a monthly basis by all who are donating it.
His secretary, however, should not be answering the phones at all 3 offices. At worst, it is in violation of campaign laws, at best, it confuses the hell out of the voters that think someone is actually working for the paycheck they provide to them!
Just to get this clear, does tom White plan to run his entire campaign by edging as close to the law as he can? Is he always going to tell the public one thing and the FEC another? Did he freeze the funds in his Tom White for Legislature account on June 3, 2009, when he began collecting money for his Congressional campaign? Did he stop accepting donations to that account by the 3rd of June of this year? Did he stop paying anyone to work on his legislative race on June 3rd of this year?
I guess we will find out in December, I wonder if there will be any refunds issued from that account? I hope all check written are accounted for.
and Lee Terry abides by all the laws perfectly to the letter.....
Alas, another fairy tale gone awry.
See e.g. the 4 "request[s] for additional information" issued by the FEC to Terry in the last year and a half - some of which relate to his shady $100,000 loan from the bank in Loup City that went under just months after the election.
Anoyn 10:27 AM, October 17, 2009
Okay, lets discuss the argument you mad in this context...
Lee Terry says he's for Tort Reform. Right? Why does he take money from the Trial Lawyers, if he is for Tort Reform.
Last time I looked the Trial Lawyers were completely against any type of Tort Reform.
Spade for Spade. What you can find wrong with Tom White, I can find wrong with the Leester.
Anon 2:23--and with the kind of report White has filed, he's gonna get alot more than 4 'requests for info' from the FEC.
He's also probably going to get a letter from the U.S. House asking for complete info on his sources of income--interesting that TW refuses to list it on his PFD. So much for Mr. Transparency.
Talked to a number of folks who saw the OWH article about Terry's bill w/Rep. Doyle that passed the Energy and Commerce Cmtee. Really good reax to the bill--more local low-power FM stations could be created as a result. Good deal, Lee!
Jim Esch won't endorse Tom White because Esch is still mad at White because he believes White and the Democratic establishment didn't do enough to help Esch.
If you helped Esch then he will support you, just like he recently had a fundraiser for some Dem from Hawaii who helped Esch out. If you didn't help Esch then Esch won't be helping you.
I wonder why White wouldn't help Jim Esch?
When did Lee Terry say he was in favor of tort reform?
Where does Tom White stand on tort reform, campaign finance reform or ethics reform?
'Where are the Dems?'
That's what Don Walton asks in his column today.
"If Democrats don't truly compete in the gubernatiorial race, Republicans will be free to amass more and more of their resources in that (NE2)race and in select state legislative contests."
Anonymous 9:24--on the questions about White's positions, he feels strongly both ways.
Someone keeps posting that White feels strongly in both directions on every issue. Does that mean he is a fence sitting Democrat in the style of Ben Nelson? Just sitting around waiting to see which way the wind is blowing on vote day in DC.
Yeah, we need another one of those in Washington. White, will you please stand by your Democrat principles and stop alienating your base?!
You can begin in the upcoming Special Session by standing up with the social service programs that help the citizens in this State and refuse to allow the proposed cuts. Are you for the people or for the rich?
I don't know how White will vote in the Special Session, but the PFD shows he is indeed 'rich'. Probably wealthy to the tune of $7 mil + --and that doesn't count his homes in NE and Florida.
"You can begin in the upcoming Special Session by standing up with the social service programs that help the citizens in this State and refuse to allow the proposed cuts. Are you for the people or for the rich?"
What do YOU propose we cut then? All programs have their constituents that benefit from them. Being fair would be cutting everyone's budget a relatively small amount, rather than gutting a few. The Dems dont have enough clout to stop cuts from happening, but they might have enough to keep the cuts from being disproportionately on the backs of the less fortunate.
Hey Sol--good point. The main thing is that the budget adjustments need to be done by the Legislature. They enacted the budget, only they appropriate funds. If changes need to be made, then the 49 Senators need to make them. Obviously, the Governor will propose his plans--but it is the Legislature that enacts them.
All the more reason White's comments to Joe Jordan last week were incredible. He said the Gov. should make cuts now himself--a clear misunderstanding of the state constitution--or wait until next session to propose them. All that does is make it impossible to enact changes that get savings in the current (2010) fiscal year. White is abdicating his responsibility in trying to push this all off on the Gov.
What do you expect from a "Yellow" Dog.
More from Don Walton's Column:
"In military terms, Democrats need to find a competitive gubernatorial challenger to keep Republicans occupied on a second front.
"Advantage thus far: GOP."
Dems can never find candidates because they don't know how to groom a stable full of ponies. They use people to fill empty slots and do little to cultivate worthy candidates. Stormy Dean was a flash in the pan though crowned by Nelson and Kerrey to fill a slot. Same goes for Kleeb. Used. Who in the world thought he could beat Mikey for Senate and then convince Kleeb?
One point is the collapse of the NDP is unprecedented.
Another is the idea that Covalt will only roll-out his selected candidates after the May 2010 primary. Wierd.
What happened to all of the 'excitment' from Obamarama?
Jim Rogers should be completely humiliated. What is it that he does for the paycheck?
Regardless, maybe he should look at a new line of work.
Anon 10:19- White owns no property in Florida, and his only property in Nebraska is his residential home.
The cockiness from the White people in these posts is funny.
Maybe you guys should call Mary Barrett and ask how her real estate calls worked out for D.C.
Thanks, Anon 5:49--btw--since you must be Ian, why won't White make his sources of income public. Are there clients he's taken fees from that he would rather people not know about? hmmm.
Ian at 5:49
Nice CYA response. Does TW own property and a home in any other state or the Caymen Islands? Is a Florida home in the wife's name?
Your post reminds me of Clinton's answer "there is no sex" when Jim Lehrer asked him about Monica Lewinsky.
I hate to inject a different subject in this string, but am I the only one who saw Suttle on the news the other day proposing a National Horseshoe Tournament at the new ballpark?? Watch out for that slide into second base!! OH, and "he's in the batters pit". Hmmm.
"All the more reason White's comments to Joe Jordan last week were incredible. He said the Gov. should make cuts now himself--a clear misunderstanding of the state constitution--or wait until next session to propose them. All that does is make it impossible to enact changes that get savings in the current (2010) fiscal year. White is abdicating his responsibility in trying to push this all off on the Gov."
If he said that, then yeah... pretty clear political positioning.
Sol--that was the gist of Joe Jordan's article.
White is one of 49 Senators--he should be eager to be at the table and adjust the budget. Apparently, he doesn't want to--just doesn't look good for TW.
he said it, and on tape-what a fool.
Unless the FEC is just totally slow, did the MattSak campaign miss the Sept.30 filing deadline? Or are his campaign funds under the allowed rounding error for reporting? Why would Terry have to spend any money to beat Sak, his campaign is a joke and will implode before primary voting day.
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