Ben Carson’s money haul: $10.5 million

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is on track to raise $10.5 million during his first quarter as a candidate, a senior adviser said Wednesday.

Carson senior adviser Mike Murray added that the Republican’s money haul included 210,000 contributions with an average gift of $50. “We obviously set some goals internally. We’ve exceeded those goals,” Murray said.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/ben-carson-fundraising-10-million-first-quarter-119639.html?hp=l3_4

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If you DON'T hear a self-promotion fundraising story from a candidate in the next 24 hours, assume the news isn't good...

[onenote]

1. Beats working for a living.

[former9thward]

8. Campaign money can't be converted for personal use.

[woodsprite]

10. Yeah, Just ask Christine O'Donnell. n/t

[onenote]

11. True. But a candidate can be paid a "salary" out of campaign money

not to exceed the salary of the office being sought (in this case, I think its $400,000) plus travel, meals, hotels etc that are "legitimate" campaign expenses.

[former9thward]

12. Sure and I think that is fair.

But I think there is this implication that candidates are running around using campaigns as some sort of lotto win when they drop out. They have to either freeze the money for the future, or give it to other campaigns within certain limits or to charities.

[kiri]

20. campaign contributions

And the campaign can pay the spouse, teenage+ kids, aunts, uncles huge salaries for "management", "office duties"; "office IT maintenance".... Atkins of "legitimate rape" took home a cool $30 million by naming his son his campaign manager.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. Man this running for president

gig without a chance in hell of winning is quite lucrative.

[former9thward]

7. Campaign money can't be converted for personal use.

[Kelvin Mace]

14. No, but it can be used to hire

a lot of relatives and provide cushy "quid pro quo" consulting jobs to allies.

[former9thward]

15. Of course.

If that is going on it will be easy to spot on the required filings to the FEC.

[Kelvin Mace]

18. Yeah, like the FEC has any power.

[dhill926]

13. watch for my anouncememt....

coming soon....

[wolfie001]

3. Keep flushing your $ down the toilet repukes.

[kenfrequed]

4. Hmm

That is a lot of money for a candidate that is never going to get the GOP endorsement.

[Mr.Bill]

5. $10.5 million

wouldn't buy coffee for Jeb or Hillary's campaign machines.

[yellowcanine]

16. Could help boost the economy in the primary states though.

Yeehah!

[underpants]

19. Yeah that's pretty low

Hillary pulled in $46M?

[marmar]

6. Unlimited welfare for wingnuts

[kacekwl]

9. I wonder how he is going to spend it.

[yellowcanine]

17. I am sure there are many who will give him suggestions....

Maybe I should try my hand at being a "political consultant"......