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AngryOldDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-11 10:42 AM
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Out-of-state campaign cash is flowing to Mike Pence
http://www.indystar.com/article/20111119/NEWS0502/111190326/Out-state-campaign-cash-flowing-Mike-Pence?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com

<<Months before any ballots are cast in the 2012 election for Indiana governor, some people have already voted -- with their checkbooks.
That includes people whose out-of-state address mean they can't vote at all.

No candidate so far has benefited as much from nonresident pocketbooks as U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, one of two Republicans seeking his party's nomination in the May 8 primary election.

In fact, since June 30 -- when the last complete campaign finance reports were filed -- Pence has pulled in more than $567,000. Of that money, more than $257,000 came from 15 people or political action committees based out of state.<<

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This may be the "norm," but I still don't like it.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-11 11:11 AM
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1. I dunno, we do it.
"Money Bombs" for Grayson and Elizabeth Warren?

Even though we're dropping hand grenades compared to the Koch Bro's MOAB's.

I've pretty much resigned myself to Governor Pence, unless he gets caught with his dick inside a 12-y-o...
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caraher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 10:41 AM
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2. I'm not even sure that would matter
After all, we voted in a guy who illegally used his wife's address to vote and hold office to the position responsible for enforcing election law statewide...
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