race for the white house. and 2012 could dwarf those numbers. $278 million is how many the obama and romney campaigns combined had raised through the end of last month. but 10 to 1 is the cash on hand advantage that president obama enjoyed over governor romney which explains six, the number of fund-raisers that mitt romney attended in 48 hours this week, and meantime, $35,800 is what 25 people each paid to bolster president obama s re-election bid wednesday and a washington fund-raiser, and then there s this, $82 million is how much money super pacs in support of a particular presidential candidate have already spent this campaign season with the possibility of unlimited amounts to come. the spector of a $2 billion campaign for the white house looms in 2012. but i m still not convinced that the figure itself is such a p b
he visited a l pos precinct near orlando on the eve of the primary. he pledged to stay in the race. we ll beat a big lie campaign with a big truth campaign, beat money power with people power. we are going to go all the way to the convention and we are going to win in tampa, and we are going to be the nominee with your help of the republican party soinchts but if the polls are right mitt romney is likely to be the big winner, his healthy lead hasn t topped him from taking a few final shots. romney and his supporters have pounded gingrich the past week, a barrage of negative ads. he describes the campaign as desperate. i know the speaker is not real happy, speaker gingrich. i know, it s sad. he s been flailing around a bit you just watch it and shake your head. it s been painfully revealing to watch. a poll released what survey after survey has shown. mitt romney has a healthy lead in florida. in the american research group poll, romney is at 343% compared to 31%. rick s
wheeler is a democrat, and republicans are worried that he might, wait a minute, enforce provisions of the disclose act? well, we can t have that. the disclose act is a failed bill that would require independent groups to disclose names of contributors who give more than $10,000 to independent groups for use and political campaigns. if those provisions are enforced, the secrecy behind citizens united would be very much out in the open. the federal elections commission would have records of how much money super pacs and corporations spend on political campaigns. the big-money corporate interests, ooh, we don t want anything to do with this. hell no. democrats support the bill. they re in support of the bill. as a way to bring transparency to the political funding for republicans, this is all about keeping citizens united alive, and, of course, the money in the dark, in the closet, nobody knows where it s dom p coming