Good News: Unions Blew Their Wad Fighting Question One
Another silver lining coming from Election 2008 is that the left really blew their wad on Obama: $700 million they won’t have to defend Congress in 2010.
With the financial meltdown further wiping out wealthy white suburban boomer Obama supporters, they will be strapped for cash next time around. And when the inevitable disillusionment with Obama quickly sets in, they won’t want to give Corruptocrats another penny anyway.
Meanwhile, conservatives held back this year because McCain was forced upon them and due to his reliance on public financing, a fatal error. They’re already gearing up for a repeat of 1994 in 2010 and 2012.
In Massachusetts, we have similar good news, as labor unions blew $7 million on an income tax repeal measure that probably wouldn’t have passed anyway. Here are the numbers from the pro-One camp:
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BALLOT QUESTION 1 RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS
============================================$7,000,000 in Union dues and Union in-kind contributions swelled our
opponents War Chest and overwhelmed our private fundraising efforts.Teachers Unions pumped in $5,687,565 – 86% of all “NO on Question 1” money, 93% of the cost of all “NO on 1” advertising.
With the Committee For Small Government as YES on Ballot Question 1, and the Teachers Unions and their Allies as NO on 1, here’s Question 1 by-the-numbers:
2008 Votes on Ballot Question 1
YES: 901,802 (30%)
NO: 2,063,891 (70%) – 1,162,089 more votes than us.
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2008 Cash and In-Kind Donations Ballot Question 1 – through 11-1-08YES: $487,491
NO: $7,268,816 — $6,781,325 more than us.
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2008 Petitioning Expenses on Ballot Question 1
YES: $304,000
NO: Zero cost — $304,000 LESS cost than us.
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2008 Advertising Spending on Ballot Question 1YES: $81,000
NO: $6,120,000 – $6,039,000 MORE money for advertising than us. 76 times our ad spending (as of the 11/5/08 campaign finance report.
With the economy on a long road to recovery, especially with a novice now in charge, these guys are going to have a tough time coming up with two nickels to rub together next time. The warchest is depleted.
They got their people in office, now, let the backlash begin!
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