Concerned American Voters PAC supporting Kerry Bentivolio

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Looks like for phone banking stafff... the name sounds familiar... anyone hear of it before?

CONCERNED AMERICAN VOTERS - C00525899
View Download FEC-802649 Form F24N - filed 08/02/2012 - 24 HOUR NOTICE

1. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: CAV call agent salary
Date Expended = 08/01/2012 Amount Expended = $1028.52
Purpose: Phone bank supporting Kerry Bentivolio

2. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: CAV full-time staff salary
Date Expended = 08/01/2012 Amount Expended = $302.20
Purpose: Phone bank supporting Kerry Bentivolio

3. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: Chick-fil-A
Date Expended = 08/02/2012 Amount Expended = $250.16
Purpose: Food for phone bank staff

4. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: Five Guys
Date Expended = 08/01/2012 Amount Expended = $191.83
Purpose: Food for phone bank staff

5. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: Motel 6
Date Expended = 08/01/2012 Amount Expended = $4970.40
Purpose: Hotel Expenses for phone bank staff

6. Supports Candidate: Kerry Bentivolio (H2MI11133)
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Michigan District 11
Payee: Pizza Boli's
Date Expended = 08/01/2012 Amount Expended = $207.66
Purpose: Food for phone bank staff
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angelatc said:
Chik Fil A and Five Guys? Yummy!

No, don't know them.
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hahaha I was getting hungry reading this. I was looking and is Nancy Classless getting much in PAC spending, I'm not finding it.. so I'm wondering if she basically only raised $100k and she has $200k, how is she even running much of a campaign? In the past week, it seems these PACS for Kerry have outspent her already 2-1, and that's not counting the money he's been raising, including outraising her. I think that poll was pushed by insiders to try and create some sort of momentum for her and take the wind out of his supporters morale which won't work. What do you think on that?
 
dunno them but anoth 6 or 7K is nice to have. Glad to see even more groups are coming to Kerry's defense.
 
Michigan11 said:
hahaha I was getting hungry reading this. I was looking and is Nancy Classless getting much in PAC spending, I'm not finding it.. so I'm wondering if she basically only raised $100k and she has $200k, how is she even running much of a campaign? In the past week, it seems these PACS for Kerry have outspent her already 2-1, and that's not counting the money he's been raising, including outraising her. I think that poll was pushed by insiders to try and create some sort of momentum for her and take the wind out of his supporters morale which won't work. What do you think on that?
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i think the poll is a bit odd in the sense that it can't accurately gauge her support since she is a write in and they dont ask their pollees to write in who they are voting for, however, the underlying results of the poll (favorability of the two candidates) i do believe are accurate. At least, at the time it was taken. The fact that over 300K has been dumped into the race since then will have a big effect i believe.
 
trey4sports said:
i think the poll is a bit odd in the sense that it can't accurately gauge her support since she is a write in and they dont ask their pollees to write in who they are voting for, however, the underlying results of the poll (favorability of the two candidates) i do believe are accurate. At least, at the time it was taken. The fact that over 300K has been dumped into the race since then will have a big effect i believe.
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Yeah it's almost sort of in that last question, them pushing her name onto the callers, informing them that there is someone else... that is running as a write-in. I bet the favorables/unfavorables are accurate, since she's only running a neg campaign, which can change with money and time and yeah $300k in the last week spent for Bentivolio matches all that this lady could have spent the entire election. How has she been getting mailings to voters with such frequency and ads on tv so often with such limited funds, and watching the media articles all backing her, is obviously some free press...but this isn't making alot of sense. It's like were in 1984 here
 
Michigan11 said:
hahaha I was getting hungry reading this. I was looking and is Nancy Classless getting much in PAC spending, I'm not finding it.. so I'm wondering if she basically only raised $100k and she has $200k, how is she even running much of a campaign? In the past week, it seems these PACS for Kerry have outspent her already 2-1, and that's not counting the money he's been raising, including outraising her. I think that poll was pushed by insiders to try and create some sort of momentum for her and take the wind out of his supporters morale which won't work. What do you think on that?
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She's spending more than she's taking in. In her pre-primary filing, she shows that she's raised $89,000 and spent $141,000. That contribution figure excludes the $200,000 loan to the campaign from her personal funds. She's raised more since them but the big numbers are on the 48 hour reports.

Holy Crap: Blue Cross / Blue Shield suppported Obamacare. The Blue Cross/Blue Sheild PAC donated to her.

Somebody called the Pioneer Action Committee gave her $5000 a couple of days ago. It would be interesting to see where her state campaign money went. Some of these PAC donations are possibly that money being funneled back to her.

Some smaller PAC donations here. The American Dental Assoc PAC gave her $1000, Associated Builders (ABC) gave her $5000 (I suspect that's Union money), National Assoc of Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC gave her $2000, and Pete Roskam's PAC gave her $2500.00.

All that happened in the past few days, so I think it's very likely that you're right. The story was put out in order to convince donors their money might be buying a future favor, when she might be trying to cover the $200k she loaned.

So, the Obamacare and Union money is going to her, but that's not newsworthy. Reindeer farming, though....can't report that enough.
 
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Michigan11 said:
How has she been getting mailings to voters with such frequency and ads on tv so often with such limited funds, and watching the media articles all backing her, is obviously some free press...but this isn't making alot of sense. It's like were in 1984 here
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She attributes her political success entirely to the fact that she's a great campaigner.
 
We are in a battle for the heart of the Michigan GOP, that is why we are seeing these crybabies in power who are all at retirement age and the dying newspapers reporting false and slanderous propoganda. The young will rule the party when it's over and Justin Amash and Kerry Bentivolio both in districts in the heart of the two biggest cities and most influential in the state will open the flood gate for offices after this victory in 4 days.... I cannot wait.
 
Michigan11 said:
We are in a battle for the heart of the Michigan GOP, that is why we are seeing these crybabies in power who are all at retirement age and the dying newspapers reporting false and slanderous propoganda. The young will rule the party when it's over and Justin Amash and Kerry Bentivolio both in districts in the heart of the two biggest cities and most influential in the state will open the flood gate for offices after this victory in 4 days.... I cannot wait.
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It's going to come down to turn out. If the establishment is more motivated to show up, they'll win. If the TEA Party ignites, they'll win.
 
LOL. Those Ron Paul folks, always causing trouble. Heck, Bentivolio even won his primary. Difference candidate, same story :)
 
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