FUNDRAISER$

see funders/ donors

I shd make distinction between wealthy ppl and someone who raises money?see bundlers?direct mail/email/ online? eg floyd brown bossie and other scam pac grifters?

<a href="http://www.citizen.org/whitehouseforsale/results.cfm?mid=20&id=63">http://www.citizen.org/whitehouseforsale/results.cfm?mid=20&id=63</a>  all names but not #

-----<div></div><div>1/20</div><div>aha_let: all these pols may not be bigots at heart, but anti-gay is culture war wedge issue, big w/ evangelicals, so mostly freebie nobrainer upside?</div><div>
</div><div>PLUS these hot-button issues are great to generate FEAR thus great for direct mail fundraising (also email) and mebbe GOTV</div><div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</div></div>==

romney

34 registered lobbyists have bundled a total of $5,250,506 for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

<table class="tablesorter" id="t" style=" clear: both;"><caption style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px;">Mitt Romney Bundlers</caption><thead><tr><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">Name</th><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">City</th><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">State</th><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">Employer</th><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">Amount Bundled</th><th class="header" style=" padding-right: 18px;">Contributions*</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040003L&year=2012">Durkin, Patrick J. Sr.</a></td><td>New York</td><td>NY</td><td>Barclay's Capital</td><td class="number">$1,111,790</td><td class="number">$90,575</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040823L&year=2012">Graves, Bill</a></td><td>McLean</td><td>VA</td><td>American Trucking Association</td><td class="number">$587,500</td><td class="number">$111,928</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000046512L&year=2012">Berman, Wayne</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Ogilvy Government Relations</td><td class="number">$478,175</td><td class="number">$1,050,008</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040325L&year=2012">Grand, Robert T.</a></td><td>Indianapolis</td><td>IN</td><td>Barnes and Thornburg</td><td class="number">$367,250</td><td class="number">$150,979</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000041502L&year=2001">Fiorentino, T. Martin Jr.</a></td><td>Ponte Vedra Beach</td><td>FL</td><td>Lender Processing Services</td><td class="number">$325,045</td><td class="number">$30,700</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000003671L&year=2012">Van Dongen, Dirk W.</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>National Assn of Wholesaler-Distributors</td><td class="number">$273,305</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000005279L&year=2012">Ingle, Edward</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Microsoft Corp</td><td class="number">$252,460</td><td class="number">$46,816</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000019140L&year=2011">Barbour, Austin</a></td><td>Jackson</td><td>MS</td><td>Clearwater Group</td><td class="number">$210,700</td><td class="number">$500</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000041767L&year=2012">Beightol, David</a></td><td>Chevy Chase</td><td>MD</td><td>Dutko Worldwide</td><td class="number">$180,280</td><td class="number">$21,375</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000020802L&year=2012">Harrison, Debbie M.</a></td><td>Bethesda</td><td>MD</td><td>Marriott International</td><td class="number">$165,600</td><td class="number">$101,900</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000008890L&year=2012">Hughey, Gaylord T. Jr.</a></td><td>Tyler</td><td>TX</td><td>Self-Employed</td><td class="number">$157,150</td><td class="number">$78,296</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000023025L&year=2012">Simmons, William Mark</a></td><td>Arlington</td><td>VA</td><td>Dutko Worldwide</td><td class="number">$134,684</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000039413L&year=2012">Baker, Mark A.</a></td><td>Helena</td><td>MT</td><td>Anderson & Baker</td><td class="number">$102,500</td><td class="number">$90,505</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000038604L&year=2012">Wall, Joseph C.</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Goldman Sachs</td><td class="number">$90,367</td><td class="number">$9,475</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040417L&year=2012">Sanchez, Ignacio E.</a></td><td>Potomac</td><td>MD</td><td>DLA Piper</td><td class="number">$86,700</td><td class="number">$110,148</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000012068L&year=2012">Rigby, Gina Joy</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>AFLAC Inc</td><td class="number">$82,250</td><td class="number">$3,500</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000041317L&year=2012">Loeffler, Tom</a></td><td>Terrell Hills</td><td>TX</td><td>Akin, Gump et al</td><td class="number">$78,100</td><td class="number">$547,375</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000034924L&year=2012">Rhines, Judi K.</a></td><td>Concord</td><td>NH</td><td>Rath Group</td><td class="number">$68,850</td><td class="number">$22,850</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040882L&year=2012">Mattera, Paul</a></td><td>Swampscott</td><td>MA</td><td>Liberty Mutual</td><td class="number">$64,200</td><td class="number">$31,250</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000031244L&year=2012">Maloney, Drew K.</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Ogilvy Government Relations</td><td class="number">$56,750</td><td class="number">$261,900</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000041182L&year=2012">Hipp, Van D. Jr.</a></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>VA</td><td>American Defense International</td><td class="number">$40,000</td><td class="number">$554,767</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000038554L&year=2012">Tamasi, David</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications</td><td class="number">$39,785</td><td class="number">$20,300</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000010258L&year=2012">Bravacos, Christopher</a></td><td>Hershey</td><td>PA</td><td>Bravo Group</td><td class="number">$30,305</td><td class="number">$27,400</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000035859L&year=2012">McSherry, Michael</a></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>VA</td><td>Mercury Public Affairs LLC</td><td class="number">$30,200</td><td class="number">$29,850</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000031637L&year=2012">Blunt, Abigail</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Kraft Foods Global Inc</td><td class="number">$28,700</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000041372L&year=2012">Gates, Bruce A.</a></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>VA</td><td>Altria Client Services</td><td class="number">$27,500</td><td class="number">$636,717</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000046826L&year=2012">Tripodi, Cathleen W.</a></td><td>Arlington</td><td>VA</td><td>FaegreBD Consulting</td><td class="number">$27,000</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000017996L&year=2012">Burton, Kent</a></td><td>Arlington</td><td>VA</td><td>National Environmental Strategies</td><td class="number">$26,510</td><td class="number">$21,150</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000034698L&year=2012">Boyd, Tom</a></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>VA</td><td>DLA Piper</td><td class="number">$26,350</td><td class="number">$26,475</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000032211L&year=2012">Roche, Michael</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Anheuser Busch</td><td class="number">$25,000</td><td class="number">$15,898</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000046452L&year=2012">Hohlt, Richard F.</a></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>VA</td><td>Hohlt & Assoc</td><td class="number">$22,500</td><td class="number">$1,088,384</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040819L&year=2012">Hardy, Ralph W. Jr</a></td><td>Potomac</td><td>MD</td><td>Dow Lohnes</td><td class="number">$19,000</td><td class="number">$25,582</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000040333L&year=2012">Isakowitz, Mark W.</a></td><td>Oak Hill</td><td>VA</td><td>Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock</td><td class="number">$17,000</td><td class="number">$496,431</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000039030L&year=2012">Wheeler, Andrew</a></td><td>Washington</td><td>DC</td><td>Fagre Baker Daniels LLP</td><td class="number">$17,000</td><td class="number">$15,240</td></tr></tbody></table>

*The "Contributions" column indicates the total amount the bundler, their spouse and dependent children have given to all federal candidates, parties and PACs in all election cycles since 1990.

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50K or more in one cycle: <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/indivs.php">http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/indivs.php</a>

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Obama uses bundlers extensively but allows no lobbyists.

<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/bundlers.php?id=N00009638&cycle=2012">http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/bundlers.php?id=N00009638&cycle=2012</a>

As for Republicans, in 2011, 16 lobbyists collectively raised nearly $2.2 million for former Massachusetts Gov. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00000286">Mitt Romney</a>, including <a target="_blank" href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00431171/763487/sa/3L">nearly $1.2 million</a> during the fourth quarter alone. (That was nearly $1 out of every $20 Romney raised during the fourth quarter, when he pulled in about $24.3 million.)

Texas Gov. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00033486">Rick Perry</a> was aided by six lobbyists who <a target="blank" href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00500587/761766/sa/3L">collectively raised $178,250</a> for Perry before he dropped out of the race. And one lobbyist-bundler <a target="blank" href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00494393/735941/sa/3L">raised $17,610</a> for former Minnesota Gov. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00033130">Tim Pawlenty</a> during his unsuccessful presidential run.

Former Sen. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00001380">Rick Santorum's</a> campaign has not reported assistance from any lobbyist-bundlers, and neither has that of former House Speaker <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00008333">Newt Gingrich</a>. The campaign of Rep. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00005906">Ron Paul</a> says it does not utilize bundlers...

<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/01/where-in-the-world-are-obamas-bundlers3.html">http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/01/where-in-the-world-are-obamas-bundlers3.html</a>

related; Sixteen lobbyists raised nearly $2.2 million to aid the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00000286">Mitt Romney</a> in 2011, according to a <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/">Center for Responsive Politics</a> review of documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Durkin%2C%20Patrick&id=Y0000040003L&year=2011">Patrick J. Durkin, Sr.</a>, of commercial bank <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000024255&year=2011">Barclays</a>, alone was responsible for $774,750 of that sum.

Meanwhile, Romney also benefited from two lobbyist-bundlers who work for D.C. lobbying powerhouse <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000022618&year=2011">Ogilvy Government Relations</a> and two who work for K Street giant <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000021569&year=2011">DLA Piper</a>.

Eight of Romney's 16 lobbyist-bundlers were disclosed for the first time in Romney's fourth-quarter filings with the FEC, including Austin Barbour, the nephew of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who collected $210,700; <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000038604L&year=2011">Joseph C. Wall</a> of <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000085&year=2011">Goldman Sachs</a>, who bundled $30,399 for Romney; and <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?id=Y0000005279L&year=2011">Edward Ingle</a> of <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000115&year=2011">Microsoft</a>, who raised $30,260.

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Others include Robert B. Rowling, a Texas billionaire; Wayne Hughes, the chairman and founder of Public Storage; Harold Simmons, another Swift Boat financier; Jerry Perenchio, a former chairman of Univision; Trevor Rees-Jones, a Dallas oil-and-gas billionaire; Paul Singer, a Manhattan hedge fund manager; and Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate.

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budndlers:

<h1 class="asset-name" style="">Meet the Bundlers Behind the Money</h1>

<div class="asset-meta">By <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/about/staff.php#beckel">Michael Beckel</a> on January 25, 2012 10:30 AM</div>

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<div class="asset-body">In 2007, then-Sen. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00009638">Barack Obama</a> proposed legislation that would have required all presidential candidates to disclose information about supporters who raised at least $50,000 for their campaigns during the two-year period prior to Election Day. That legislation was never adopted, but as a presidential candidate Obama voluntarily released certain information about his top fundraisers.

Obama has continued that practice as he revs the financial engine of his re-election campaign. Between April and the end of September, the Obama campaign <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/bundlers.php?id=N00009638">released the names of 357 bundlers</a> who had collected at least $50,000 to benefit him and the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cmte=DNC&cycle=2012">Democratic National Committee</a>. Together, these elite moneymen (and women) raised at least $55.9 million -- or about $8 out of every $25 added to Obama's account during that time.

Bundlers often receive special treatment because of their ability to raise big money. Obama, in fact, elevated some two dozen bundlers <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/11/two-dozen-bankrollersturnedamb.html" style=" text-decoration: underline;">to serve as ambassadors</a> during his first year in office.

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<div>Current law requires candidates only to release the names of bundlers who are registered federal lobbyists; that statute was adopted in the wake of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.</div>

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<div>No candidate on the Republican side of the aisle has gone beyond the law and joined Obama in voluntarily disclosing information about his or her other bundlers. (<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00005906">Ron Paul's</a> presidential campaign says it doesn't use bundlers, as <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/09/major-gop-presidential-candidates-mum-on-bundling.html">OpenSecrets Blog previously reported</a>).

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Republicans <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00033486">Rick Perry</a> and <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00033130">Tim Pawlenty</a> each disclosed exactly one lobbyist-bundler last year. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00000286">Mitt Romney</a> has disclosed eight, who collectively have raised nearly $1 million for his campaign.</div>

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<div>Obama does not have any lobbyists bundling money for him, and his policy is to refund any money donated to his campaign by a lobbyist.</div>

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