Edwards raises 450K in 24 hrs., avg. contrib. $79

[ShaneGR]

NOTE: This figure is from last Wednesday night. So Edwards raised 450K in about 24 hrs.

So much for that "he's financed by rich people" meme.

http://www.johnedwards2004.com/page.asp?id=698

(snip)
Today's endorsements come at a time when grassroots support for the Edwards campaign is surging across the country. The campaign blog has registered over a thousand new community members in the last week, and by midnight Wednesday, the campaign had raised over $450,000 online since results from the Wisconsin primary started coming in (average contribution: $79.82).

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Read it and weep.

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/donordems.asp

[ShaneGR]

2. What's the point?

Just wondering

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

18. % of contributions in $2000 bundles.

Only Chimp is worse. That's the point. Always follow the money... it speaks volumes.


Kucinich is clearly the cleanest. He was closely followed by Dean. And you can make a case for Clark. Everyone else has/had their hands in the cookie jar. If you don't think that big $$$ contributions have a quid pro quo then it won't mean anything to you. I think it's been proven over time, though.

[AP]

19. See post 17.

http://www.fundrace.org/avgInc.html

http://www.fundrace.org/avgPInc.html

http://www.fundrace.org/nZip.html

[Skwmom]

3. I wonder how many Bush supporters

are among those donating?

[AP]

4. Fewer than the number that posts at DU, I'd guess.

Way fewer.

Incidentally, judging from DU preference polls, that number is, pretty consistently, five.

[ShaneGR]

16. I'd guess at least 20 regular lurkers

At least.

[ShaneGR]

5. I wonder how many insulting comments/threads you can do

I'm guessing at least 100.

[AP]

6. The more the better. It dillutes the value of the 'trade name.'

I'd rather see the persistent detractors post all day and everyday every tiny little criticism, and have their names 100% associated with that sort of thing, then see them buidling up credibility by posting sensibly and thoughfully about real issues.

[ShaneGR]

7. True

I suppose that's apparent with some people.

[IrateCitizen]

8. Average savings from Bush tax cut: $1,200.00

That doesn't necessarily mean that the majority of those getting a tax cut are getting $1,200.

Are you talking about the MEAN or the MEDIAN here. I'm led to believe that it's the MEAN, in which case your results could be significantly skewed.

[ShaneGR]

9. Irate, it's in the snip

Average all of the contributions together and it comes to $79 per person. This isn't rocket science. Dean's campaign did exactly the same thing.

BTW, can't remember her name but I loved her in Fight Club.

[IrateCitizen]

10. And average all of the Bush tax cuts together, and it's $1200 per

As a degreed engineer pursuing a physics teaching certificate, I am well aware of the mathematics behind averages. I am also aware that there is a significant difference between average, or MEAN, which can be heavily skewed by a few abnormally high or low values -- and the MEDIAN, which is the value at which there is 50% of the sample above and 50% below.

I'm simply pointing out the innate inaccuracy of holding up such statements as "proof", as they can be rather misleading. Please forgive me for attempting to inject objective honesty into your debate if you are not interested in considering it.

[ShaneGR]

11. Well, I disagree

And you're being rude. One of the biggest criticism of Edwards was that he was funded only by rich lawyers. In the last few months, that has been proven to be false. With lots of people like me giving what they can, it adds up in the end. In order to skew an average DOWN to 79 you'd have to have hundreds upon hundreds of people giving 1 dollar. You know that, you're just being a jerk about it.


BTW, what's the chicks name?

[IrateCitizen]

14. That "chick" is Arundhati Roy

She wasn't in fight club. She's an Indian author and activist. She wrote The God of Small Things.

And I'm not trying to be rude. I'm simply pointing out that the vast majority of donations could have been in the $15-$20 range, with a significant number of maxed-out contributions and a good number of ones in the $200-$300 range.

While those in the $200-$300 range certainly don't classify as "fat cats", they certainly aren't from the working masses, either.

[ShaneGR]

15. Gees

I've contributed 350 to Edwards. Must not be from the working class. Even though I'm a student a college. Go figure. I still don't understand what your problem is with an average. So one guy gives 10 bucks, another gives 30, another gives 300, another gives 100, another gives 400, another gives 20, another gives 20. Then you average it. Come on Mr./Mrs. Math major. :-)

BTW, she looks like this girl:



The resemblance is quite striking actually. At least in that photo.

Helena Bonham Carter, who was in Fight Club. Great movie by the way.

[AP]

17. According to zip code breakdown Edwards supporters are among poorest

and give the greatest percentage of their income.

If they're not poor, they definitely live in zip codes with poorer people.

[mouse7]

12. Congrats!

Good to see Democrats learning from Dean's successes and generating excellent fundraising results. :)

[ShaneGR]

13. Thanks Mouse!

Much appreciated. I think whoever the nominee is will be very successful raising money.