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Campaign Finance: those pennies and nickels add up

17 Thursday Oct 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C180554 10/17/2019 It Starts Today Missouri It Starts Today Co. 237 Florida Ave NW Washington DC 20001 7/13/2019 $170,000.00

C180554 10/17/2019 It Starts Today Missouri Progressive Multiplier Action Fund 714 G St SE Suite 200 Washington DC 20003 9/3/2019 $15,000.00

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From their web site:

Fund every Democratic nominee for MO State Legislature with a single monthly donation.

1. Set it and forget it.
Set up a monthly subscription, give yourself a high-five, and know your money is going where it is needed.

2. Equitable support.
Your donation is split evenly among every democratic nominee for State Legislature.
We don’t play favorites.

3. No middle person.
Your donation goes directly to each candidate — not the party accounts.

Subscribe to a better Missouri, for as little as one penny per State House district and one nickel per State Senate district:

[….]

Why such a strange amount? Because all 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives, as well as 17 seats in the Missouri Senate, are up for election in each cycle. Missouri’s Senate districts are five times the population size of its House districts, so we’re sending them five times as many pennies. 5 × 17 = 85, and 85 + 163 = 248. Voila! A fully funded slate of Democrats for less per month than the cost of a pumpkin spice latte.

[….]

Why are we doing this?

Decades of neglect have taken a toll on Missouri Democrats. Once a purple bellwether state, Missouri is now a GOP trifecta. So it’s tempting to focus all of our attention on a handful of districts that might be “winnable” — but that strategy leaves some of the candidates that need the most support in the dust.
60% of Missouri has seen nothing but GOP candidates for cycle upon cycle. Democrats running in those districts have little infrastructure to rely on and significant fundraising challenges to overcome. With no support, they become just a name on a ballot, abandoned and unable to spread a message about common-sense policies to the people who need to hear about them most. Activists in those districts are left without a cause to rally around, and voters are left without a real choice.

We can change that.

With small change.

Campaign Finance: the future looks murky

15 Tuesday Oct 2019

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission, from one right wingnut PAC to another:

C190920 10/14/2019 Conservative Future Fund CL PAC 12026 Manchester Rd St Louis MO 63131 10/14/2019 $5,001.00

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Add a dollar, make a public statement. What else is new?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: $100,000.00 or so at a time (September 3, 2019)

Campaign Finance: It couldn’t be anything we said (September 4, 2019)

Campaign Finance: every time a billionaire writes a $50,000.00 campaign contribution check a twenty-something right wingnut campaign operative gets their wings (September 16, 2019)

Campaign Finance: spreading it far and wide (September 30, 2019)

Campaign Finance: “Do you like subpoena coladas and getting caught in Ukraine?”

10 Thursday Oct 2019

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Well, well, well.

Marshall Cohen @MarshallCohen
BREAKING: The FBI and federal prosecutors in NYC are scrutinizing Rudy Giuliani’s financial dealings with the two men charged today. The men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, are charged with pumping Russian money into US political campaigns. (reporting from @evanperez @ShimonPro)
3:40 PM · Oct 10, 2019

Jason Hancock @J_Hancock
Global Energy Producers, which allegedly was used to illegally funnel foreign money to political campaigns, last year gave $325,000 to the Trump super PAC America First Action.

That PAC spent $1.7 million in 2018 opposing @clairecmc in Missouri.
[…]
1:46 PM · Oct 10, 2019

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Missouri republicans!

Via the Federal Election Commission:

PARNAS, LEV GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE FL LOAN CRIME INVESTIGATIVE GROUP 06/29/2018 $5,000.00

PARNAS, LEV KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS FL LOAN CRIME INVESTIGATIVE GROUP 06/29/2018 $2,700.00

PARNAS, LEV PROTECT THE HOUSE FL LOAN CRIME INVESTIGATIVE GROUP 06/29/2018 $11,000.00

PARNAS, LEV NRCC FL LOAN CRIME INVESTIGATIVE GROUP 06/29/2018 $3,300.00

PARNAS, LEV MR. PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS FL GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS 06/25/2018 $2,700.00

PARNAS, LEV NRCC NY GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS 06/06/2018 $500.00

PARNAS, LEV NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA – FEDERAL FL CO-FOUNDER AND CEO 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/27/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV WYOMING REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC. FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA FL FRAUD GUARENTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE-FEDERAL FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. FL INFORMATION REQUESTED 10/24/2016 $2,700.00

PARNAS, LEV NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC. FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV TRUMP VICTORY FL FRAUD GAURANTEE 10/24/2016 $50,000.00

PARNAS, LEV KANSAS REPUBLICAN PARTY FL FRAUD GUARANTEE 10/24/2016 $661.90

PARNAS, LEV REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FL INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS 10/24/2016 $33,400.00

Contributor information
Name PARNAS, LEV
City and state BOCA RATON, FL, 334334889
Occupation CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
Employer FRAUD GUARANTEE
Year to date $661.90
Contribution information
Amount $661.90
Receipt date October 24, 2016
Report year 2016
Memo JFC TRANSFER – TRUMP VICTORY
Reported on Form 3X on line 12
Election type PRIMARY
Recipient information
Committee MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE-FEDERAL
Political party REPUBLICAN PARTY
Type Party – Qualified
State Missouri

You think they’ll give the money back? Just asking.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Previously:

Impeachment: Consciousness of Guilt (September 24, 2019)

Impeachment: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) (September 24, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): gaslighting (September 24, 2019)

Impeachment: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) – “Tell your people to obey the law.” (September 25, 2019)

Impeachment: the smell of fear (September 25, 2019)

Impeachment: It became self aware at 6:24 a.m., September 26, 2019… (September 26, 2019)

Impeachment: NPR/PBS NewsHour Marist Poll – September 25, 2019 (September 26, 2019)

Flop sweat (September 27, 2019)

Impeachment: this morning’s “Executive Time” (September 28, 2019)

Impeachment: unhinged (September 29, 2019)

Hillary Clinton (D) is living rent free inside of Donald Trump’s (r) head (September 29, 2019)

Going 0-2 (September 30, 2019)

Impeachment: almost too stupid to remember to breathe (October 1, 2019)

Hillary Clinton (D) is having fun these days (October 1, 2019)

Impeachment: in a panic (October 2, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): clap louder (October 3, 2019)

Impeachment: why we can’t have nice things (October 4, 2019)

Impeachment: “…and getting caught in Ukraine…” (October 5, 2019)

Sen. Roy Blunt (r): see nothing, hear nothing, know nothing (October 6, 2019)

Impeachment: Putin’s Puppet (October 7, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): well, that was a turkey (October 7, 2019)

Impeachment: Not very bright, is he? (October 9, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Benghazi! (October 9, 2019)

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag. – Kansas City, Missouri – November 8, 2018.

Campaign Finance: Here comes the sum…

09 Wednesday Oct 2019

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C190996 10/08/2019 Conservative Leaders of Missouri Mark Gardner 4803 S National Ave. Suite 300 Springfield MO 65810 Gardner Solar Principal 9/25/2019 $25,000.00

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It’s a new PAC:

C190996: Conservative Leaders Of Missouri
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 651
Perryville Mo 63775
Established Date: 09/30/2019
[….]
Treasurer
Alexandria Kane
1831 Sullivan Pointe Drive
Wildwood Mo 63011
[….]

Fancy that.

Campaign Finance: Will it be enough?

02 Wednesday Oct 2019

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Bring back the blimp!

The Rex Sinquefield funded PAC Grow Missouri’s moving billboard [October 2014 file photo].

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C131097 10/01/2019 Grow Missouri Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 9/30/2019 $100,000.00

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Sadly, probably not.

Previously:

The blimp is dope, man… (November 8, 2014)

Campaign Finance: Bring back the blimp! (July 20, 2018)

Campaign Finance: this time, with even more happiness

01 Tuesday Oct 2019

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 09/30/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BELLE HART SCHMIDT LLC PO BOX 8565 ST LOUIS MO 63126 9/28/2019 $7,350.00

C180490 09/30/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LLC ONE WORLD WIDE WAY ST LOUIS MO 63146 9/30/2019 $100,000.00

C180490 09/30/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC ANDREW C TAYLOR 1147 LOG CABIN LN ST LOUIS MO 63124 ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS 9/30/2019 $35,000.00

C180490 09/30/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BARBARA B TAYLOR 1147 LOG CABIN LN ST LOUIS MO 63124 HOMEMAKER 9/30/2019 $35,000.00

C180490 09/30/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC JOHN DANFORTH 911 TIRRILL FARMS ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63124 DOWD BENNETT 9/30/2019 $10,000.00

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Interesting. Is there such a thing as a “moderate” republican? Maybe we should ask Tulsi Gabbard.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: ode to joy (September 13, 2019)

Campaign Finance: Even more happiness! (April 9, 2019)

Governor Mike Parson (r): April Campaign Finance Report – 2019 (April 17, 2019)

Campaign Finance: jump on that bandwagon (May 15, 2019)

Campaign Finance: make some, someone happy (May 21, 2019)

Campaign Finance: we’re running out of happiness references (May 21, 2019)

Campaign Finance: $25,000.00 and $10,000.00 (May 29, 2019)

Campaign Finance: adding to the total (June 3, 2019)

Campaign Finance: piling it on (June 4, 2019)

Campaign Finance: they intend to make the rubble bounce (June 11, 2019)

Campaign Finance: For what now? (June 21, 2019)

Campaign Finance: For who and what now? (June 27, 2019)

Campaign Finance: What’s another $45,000.00? (July 27, 2019)

Campaign Finance: “…if you know what happiness is to you…” (September 8, 2019)

Campaign Finance: obscenely happy (September 9, 2019)

Campaign Finance: that’s why we make it here (September 19, 2019)

Campaign Finance: one of many great circles (September 23, 2019)

Campaign Finance: the bestowal of happiness (September 27, 2019)

Campaign Finance: spreading it far and wide

30 Monday Sep 2019

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Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission from one republican PAC to another:

C171240 09/29/2019 Missouri Senate Leadership PAC CL PAC 440Medina Drive St Louis MO 63105 9/27/2019 $10,000.00

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It’s like glitter at a wedding reception. It gets in everything and it’s a royal pain in the ass to clean it up.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: $100,000.00 or so at a time (September 3, 2019)

Campaign Finance: It couldn’t be anything we said (September 4, 2019)

Campaign Finance: every time a billionaire writes a $50,000.00 campaign contribution check a twenty-something right wingnut campaign operative gets their wings (September 16, 2019)

Campaign Finance: the bestowal of happiness

27 Friday Sep 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 09/27/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC REX SINQUEFIELD 244 BENT WALNUT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 RETIRED 9/27/2019 $250,000.00

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How nice of him. It’s been a while:

C180490 12/14/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC REX SINQUEFIELD 244 BENT WALNUT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 RETIRED 12/14/2018 $150,000.00

C180490 12/26/2018 Uniting Missouri PAC REX SINQUEFIELD 244 BENT WALNUT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 RETIRED 12/22/2018 $850,000.00

[emphasis added]

Very happy person:

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Previously:

Campaign Finance: that’s why we make it here (September 19, 2019)

Campaign Finance: one of many great circles (September 23, 2019)

Campaign Finance: Senator Cory Booker (D) – on the way to $1,700,000.00 by September 30th

22 Sunday Sep 2019

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“…Cory 2020 needs to raise an additional $1.7 million by September 30 to be in a position to build the organization necessary to continue competing for the nomination. Without a fundraising surge to close out this quarter, we do not see a legitimate long-term path forward…” – campaign memo sent to supporters and media – Cory2020

Senator Cory Booker’s (D) presidential campaign is one of about a dozen from which we receive media notices. Since March we’ve been able to cover a few of his campaign appearances in Iowa – we count him as one of the many excellent and credible Democratic Party candidates running for the party nomination for president. There are a few others who we encounter (or don’t bother to cover – you can figure it out) who we believe could be a disaster for the party, but would, in every case, be a damn sight better for the country than the current occupant in the White House.

Senator Booker, and at least ten other candidates, far exceeds that low bar.

Still a significant period out from the first votes (caucus or primary) to select the party’s nominee, it would be a disservice, up to a point, to those voters across the country who have a much later primary or caucus for the field of candidates to narrow because of lower than expected candidate fundraising numbers. Gaffs, policy missteps or differences, other issues, fine. Money? Important, but not the most important.

Senator Cory Booker (D) – Ankeny, Iowa – July 15, 2019.

This was good news for Democratic Party voters – yesterday, a press release from Senator Cory Booker’s (D) presidential campaign:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2019

Rise Together Day 1: Cory 2020 Sees Best One-Day Online Fundraising Haul of Campaign To Date
Cory 2020 is nearly 18% toward $1.7 million goal after Day 1 of critical 10 day period

Raises $300,000+ in one day after warning that if fundraising trajectory doesn’t change by Sept. 30, campaign will not be able to build organization necessary to win

Newark, NJ — Cory 2020 saw its best single-day online fundraising haul after alerting supporters in an urgent memo on Saturday morning that the campaign did not see a legitimate long-term path forward in the presidential race without a fundraising surge before September 30th.

“The stakes couldn’t be higher for the future of our campaign, and we’re absolutely blown away by the response on day one,” said Cory 2020 Campaign Manager Addisu Demissie. “People really stepped up and responded — clearly there is a desire to keep Cory in this race and help us build our organization in a way that puts us on a path to win the nomination.

“We made significant progress toward our $1.7 million goal yesterday — it was the best single online fundraising day of our campaign, bigger than even the launch of this campaign on February 1. There’s a long way to go but today showed us that, when we come together, we can tackle tough challenges. That’s how we’ll win this primary, that’s how we’ll beat Donald Trump, and that’s how we’ll change this country and change the world”

Totals for Saturday, September 21, 2019:

Percent toward goal: 17.7%
Total Raised: $300,495.79
Total Raised Online: $278,950.00
Total Donations: 8,403
Comparison to yesterday: 31.62 x bigger

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We don’t know if Senator Booker’s campaign will succeed in reaching their ultimate fundraising goal. The point is, he’s trying and people are responding. That says a lot about the quality of the candidate and his voice, the confidence of voters, the quality of the Democratic Party field, and the abysmal record of the current occupant of the White House

Previously:

Sen. Cory Booker (D) in Indianola, Iowa – March 16, 2019 – “Hope is the active conviction that despair will not have the last word.” (March 16, 2019)

Sen. Cory Booker (D) – “Conversations with Presidential Candidates” – Iowa Public Television – Ankeny, Iowa – July 15, 2019 (July 15, 2019)

Campaign Finance: Five twenty-something right wingnut campaign operatives got their wings today

20 Friday Sep 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C180492 09/20/2019 MO Opportunity PAC Rex A Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired Retired 9/20/2019 $250,000.00

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Not much has changed.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: such an opportunity (February 29, 2019)

Campaign Finance: every time a billionaire writes a $50,000.00 campaign contribution check a twenty-something right wingnut campaign operative gets their wings (September 16, 2017)