Millionaire Senator-elect seeks donations for campaign debt

[undeterred]

WASHINGTON — Sen.-elect Ron Johnson is turning to the Washington money crowd for help in reimbursing himself for the $8.7 million he loaned his campaign.

The Oshkosh businessman, who spent about $14.4 million to defeat 18-year incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold, is hosting a "Debt Retirement Lunch" on Thursday at National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Donation levels printed on the invitations range from $500 to $5,000, according to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, which first reported the event last week. Johnson's camp confirmed the report Monday.

In the two weeks before the Nov. 2 election, Johnson pumped in $700,000 from his financial well for the final stretch, according to his post-election campaign finance report that covers the period between Oct. 14 and Nov. 23. During that time, he collected $1.6 million from contributors. He raised just more than $6 million from donors overall.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20101207/GPG0101/12070525/Johnson-seeks-donations-for-campaign-debt

My heart just bleeds for him. :sarcasm:

[midnight]

1. It just doesn't sound right...

[GoCubsGo]

2. Yet, there are a bunch of suckers out there who will fork over the $ to him.

Idiots.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Suckers, hell. Senate vote buyers.

[hobbit709]

3. Why doesn't he ask his corporate sponsors.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Sunspot Johnson…

Something special from Wisconsin.

[surrealAmerican]

6. Wouldn't it be wonderful if ...

... nobody would donate. Sadly he will probably get all the donations he wants.

[AnnieBW]

7. One word for him

Douchebag.

[undeterred]

10. I was going to say

shameless.

[Greybnk48]

8. I like it. "Sunspot Johnson. Whiter than white

and ready to fight...for his Corporate overlords." Wisconsin is f#*ked. We have Walker as Governor, who appears to be dumber than Tommy Thompson, and that's saying a lot. We have a "ditz" (I think that's the best word) as Lt. Governor, and Sunspot Johnson who is a real non-thinker. Yippee!

[atreides1]

11. Wisconsin should asked to be kissed first

Before it gets f#*ked!!!

Maybe when it all falls to shit there, people will grow a brain and realize that they were stupid, but I doubt it.

Good luck to you.

[Greybnk48]

12. Thanks. I don't have high hopes for many of our

Wisconsinites "growing a brain." Too many here who swear by Fox news, listen to The Drugster Rush Limbaugh religiously, and only read The Post Crescent, a Gannett right wing rag (at least in my area).

[Donnachaidh]

9. what? He doesn't want the write-off?

:sarcasm: