question about Repugs fund raisers

[donsu]

just about every day of the wk. the repugs are fund raising somewhere in the country and the media reports x thousands, x millions of dollars taken in.

is this cash in hand or pledges?

if pledges, what percent actually gets sent in to the repugs?

does anyone check to see if the amount the media says was taken in was actually what was taken in?

[Sammy Pepys]

1. Probably not pledges...

Having been involved in fundraisers in the past, I've never known one that was run on pledges. It's always checks (campaigns can't accept cash).

Also, not all donors will show up to a particulat event even though they donate.

[donsu]

2. but is the amount taken in more propaganda then truth?

nt

[Sammy Pepys]

3. Well, it's easily verifiable...

It all has to be reported and made public.

[donsu]

4. but is it reported? how checks to see?

nt

[Sammy Pepys]

5. Ir had better be....

...or your campaign will be in trouble. The FEC is the primary authority, but the Justice Department can get involved in criminal matters.

But I'll tell you this: it would make zero sense for anyone to overreport what they're getting. You risk making donors complacent and less likely to contribute, and you can't report phantom donations to the FEC and not expect them to ask what's going on. If you publicly say you got $10M from a fundraiser when you really only got $5M, and you report that $5M...the FEC is going to come after you because you've stated a contrary figure publicly. Inflating your fundraising figures is asking for trouble, and makes no sense.

[donsu]

6. isn't the FEC under bushmilhousegang control?

nt

[Sammy Pepys]

7. No....n/t

....

[donsu]

8. prove it

nt

[Sammy Pepys]

9. Do your own homework....

You clearly didn't come prepared.

[donsu]

10. I'm prepared to say the bushmilhousegang owns them

what don't they own in our govt.?