2016 Postmortem

underpants

(197,179 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:10 PM Nov 2012

Boehner spent $19,000,000 on his race that was never in question

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00003675

I saw that he was the top spending candidate in the House from his "own" money in his own race.

Gee....wonder where that money went to.... Gee wonder why he is Speaker of the House....

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Boehner spent $19,000,000 on his race that was never in question (Original Post) underpants Nov 2012 OP

If you look at his report I will bet you will find a whole mess of $2500 contributions WCGreen Nov 2012 #1

Redistribution of wealth by the speaker RogerM Nov 2012 #2

With his Leadership PAC, he got $24 mil and spent $23 mil cleduc Nov 2012 #3

Must have been... C_U_L8R Nov 2012 #4

What a waste. undeterred Nov 2012 #5

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

1. If you look at his report I will bet you will find a whole mess of $2500 contributions

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:14 PM

Nov 2012

to people running for congress as well as a bunch of checks to the various republican parties in Ohio.

RogerM

(150 posts)

2. Redistribution of wealth by the speaker

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:20 PM

Nov 2012

Distribution to other races most likely

cleduc

(653 posts)

3. With his Leadership PAC, he got $24 mil and spent $23 mil

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:28 PM

Nov 2012

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00003675&type=C
but a bunch of it, $11.3 mil was transferred to the National Republican Congressional Cmte and $400k to Ohio Republican Party-Federal Account. He also may have helped them with lists and mailings.

C_U_L8R

(49,531 posts)

4. Must have been...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 10:33 PM

Nov 2012

one hell of a victory party (hic).

Boehner is well on his way to being the
orange-toned Foster Brooks of the GOP.

undeterred

(34,658 posts)

5. What a waste.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 10:38 PM

Nov 2012

I gotta say this for James Sensenbrenner. He's rich, but he's really cheap and would never waste that kind of money on a safe seat. Which is sensible.

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