I just withdrew from my Congressional race! Ask me anything!

[Whitacre D_WI]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1056907

[BurtWorm]

1. Did you get deeply in debt?

:scared:

[Whitacre D_WI]

2. No!

In fact, I've still got $ in the bank that I will be contributing to other progressive candidates! :bounce:

[BurtWorm]

4. All right!

:highfive:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Well, crap. I was looking forward to visiting you at the Capitol.

Well, at least there's another Democrat in the race. In my new (Tom DeLay redrawn) district there are EIGHT Republicans running against exactly ZERO Democrats.

I gave a few thoughts to running, but I thought our ex-mayor would run, plus I'd have to quit my job...I'd have lost, but I'd have gone down swinging.

Edit - English is my first language. No, really!

[Whitacre D_WI]

5. That is not a question.

Hell, you should run anyway.

When I started running, I thought that (since "Tex" Senselessbrenner is so firmly entrenched) there would be no money or media attention to this race -- hence, no pressure, and I could just tear that rat bastard a few new ones.

Seems to me that you're in the perfect situation -- only the candidates who are CLOSE in the polls have plane "accidents."

[GOPisEvil]

6. LOL - past the filing deadline.

Plus, there's that whole quit-my-job thing. Not like I'm in love with it, but it does pay.

[Whitacre D_WI]

7. Well, yes.

Part of why I dropped out.

I would've had to campaign FULL-TIME in order to make up for my competition's advantages. I can't afford to quit my job.

So....

[GOPisEvil]

9. I'm forbidden to campaign for office.

Something about state employees and partisan races. Blah, blah, blah...

[WilliamPitt]

8. I responded to your other thread. Here's my question:

What happens to your campaign war chest now? Are you obligated to return it to the people who donated, or is it yours to dispense as you please? I have always wondered that.

[Blue-Jay]

10. He's obligated to buy an X-Box, I suppose.

kidding.

Sorry to hear you had to drop out, Vince.

[Whitacre D_WI]

12. I have an X-Box.

And you met me: you know I'm far too pretty for prison.

[Whitacre D_WI]

11. Since I'm so effing nice...

...I will be offering contributers the option of receiving a pro-rated refund (after all debts are settled). I don't have to do this, but I'm gonna; mainly because my largest contributers are family, and, well.... Anything left over, I will contribute toward Kennedy, Russ Feingold, our presidential nominee, and the DNC.

[WilliamPitt]

13. Nice of you

indeed. But I guess that answers my question: If you wanted to go to Aruba with the money, you could.

[Whitacre D_WI]

14. No.

I have to either:
1) refund
2) contribute (with limits) to other campaigns
3) give (unlimited amounts) to charity.


I suppose I could thow a hella-cool party for my staff.

[MercutioATC]

17. Ummm, a campaign event IN Aruba...

...that'd work.

[eyesroll]

15. Technically, legally, no.

That's the one major thing that's explicitly forbidden. Using campaign funds for personal purposes.

If he could find a way to tie it in to campaigning, though....:evilgrin:

It can go to other candidates, the DNC, the Wisconsin Democratic Party, the U.S. Treasury (um, yeah) or to charity. Or any combination thereof.

[Whitacre D_WI]

16. Kick, because this is my first "ask me anything" thread.

:kick:

[eyesroll]

18. So, what's worse about this crappy movie on TV?

Bruce Willis or "I don't want to miss a thing?"

:kick:

[Whitacre D_WI]

19. Well...

...the only way it could be worse would be if "Bruno" were SINGING "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."



On edit:
I'm changing the damn channel.