Buyer Expands Lead, Closing the Door
Congressman Steve Buyer released his campaign fundraising results revealing he continues to hold a huge 800 to 1 cash advantage. Yeah, 800 to 1.
The report showed that Steve Buyer has $816,625 in cash on hand compared Nels Ackerson who had $1,446 for the period between October 1st and October 15th.
According to the FEC report filed October 23, 2008 which covers the period of October 1 – October 15, 2008:
Cash on Hand:
Ackerson: $51,446 (also shows $50,000 in debts)
Buyer: $816,625
Congressman Buyer’s campaign manger, Jon Clark had this to say:
(Read more after the leap)
“These fundraising numbers are a testament to the outpouring support Hoosiers have for Steve Buyer. I am also proud to report that a large percentage of these funds raised during this period came from individual donors. Hoosiers have consistently put their trust in Congressman Buyer and you can’t argue with the results.”
Clark also noted:
“Nels Ackerson has spent tens of thousands of dollars on negative radio commercials which have depleted his cash on hand. The most recent filing, which can be found on www.fec.gov, shows that Ackerson has run into debt and to keep the ship afloat he has dipped into his personal funds. So far, Ackerson has lent his campaign $185,000 since last year.
Mr. Ackerson is becoming a desperate man. He has taken several polls which undoubtedly show that for him to have a chance he has to go negative in a big way. So, for the last month Ackerson he has run one negative commercial after another.
He has put in his own money because his staff and volunteers are quitting and his negative campaign style is turning Hoosiers off.”
The Indianapolis Star endorsed Steve Buyer for re-election because of the hard work he has put forth to better Indiana and the nation. In addition, the editorial of the state’s largest newspaper referenced that Nels Ackerson has run one of the most negative advertising campaigns in Indiana.
In his last run for Congress in 1980, the Kokomo Tribune also reported that just days before the election that Nels Ackerson also ran a very negative campaign in the closing days. So does his recent ads surprise anyone? Not me…
Ackerson tried it once, he’ll try it again. I expect Ackerson to go completely negative within the coming days.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
How many Treasurers did Ackerson go through? How many times did his committee have to re-do his FEC reports?
Thought so.
He’ll be on the first flight back to Baltimore on November 5th. Judging by what’s posted here it’ll likely be on Southwest Airlines!