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Related: About this forumRomney spends big on firms tied to aides
Romney spends big on firms tied to aides
Mitt Romney's campaign has paid $134.2 million to political firms with ties to his senior staff, for consulting and other services.
WASHINGTON Mitt Romney's campaign has directed $134.2 million to political firms with business ties to his senior staff, spotlighting the tightknit nature of his second presidential bid and the staggering sums being spent in this election.
Nine firms that are run by, or recently employed, top Romney aides have received almost a third of the $435.8 million that Romney's campaign and a related fundraising committee have spent on operating expenses through Oct. 17, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of federal election finance reports.
President Obama's reelection campaign and a joint fundraising committee have paid about $5.8 million in consulting fees to companies with business ties to senior strategists, according to the finance reports.
The campaign finance reports show that this year's presidential race has created a huge economic stimulus package for campaign operatives, whose total payday is often undisclosed.
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Full article here: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign-payday-20121027,0,6084625.story
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Romney spends big on firms tied to aides (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Oct 2012
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Maximumnegro
(1,134 posts)1. Now let's guess what those firms are doing with the money
This is why he's broke. God knows what those firms have been doing w/ that money. I am sure they are paying for some of the trolls here...
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. For sure, Operation PsyOps is running 24/7 here at DU.
Must cost a bundle to keep all of those gnarly gnomes busy in their moms' basements.
tanyev
(42,616 posts)3. How cozy.