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Wisconsin Democrats are burying Republicans in 2024 fundraising
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
For Wisconsin Republicans who believed holding the national convention in Wisconsin later this year would mean an immediate financial windfall for the state party, they will be sadly mistaken, at least for now.
State records show that the state Republican Party brought in $863,553 in its state and federal accounts during the first three months of the year. Of that, $287,650 came in two donations in the past two weeks $237,650 from Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks and $50,000 from retired Racine businessman Fred Young.
By contrast, the state Democratic Party raised nearly $9.6 million in both federal and state accounts in the first quarter of the year, a ratio of more than $11 to $1 compared to Democrats.
Among the biggest givers to the state Democrats this year are Silicon Valley investor Reid Hoffman, who contributed $2 million; billionaire financier George Soros, $1 million; and Kenneth Duda, co-founder of cloud networking solutions provider Arista, $1 million.
State records show that the state Republican Party brought in $863,553 in its state and federal accounts during the first three months of the year. Of that, $287,650 came in two donations in the past two weeks $237,650 from Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks and $50,000 from retired Racine businessman Fred Young.
By contrast, the state Democratic Party raised nearly $9.6 million in both federal and state accounts in the first quarter of the year, a ratio of more than $11 to $1 compared to Democrats.
Among the biggest givers to the state Democrats this year are Silicon Valley investor Reid Hoffman, who contributed $2 million; billionaire financier George Soros, $1 million; and Kenneth Duda, co-founder of cloud networking solutions provider Arista, $1 million.
Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/02/wisconsin-democrats-have-buried-republicans-in-2024-fundraising/73170719007/
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Wisconsin Democrats are burying Republicans in 2024 fundraising (Original Post)
brooklynite
Apr 2
OP
Republicans underestimated the anger of women I suspect over the SCOTUS abortion ruling.
cstanleytech
Apr 2
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Raven123
(4,862 posts)1. The GOP only cares about out of state money when it supports Dems
Noted the typo in the second paragraph of the article. I believe it intended to read Dems out raised Republicans, 11-1.
Nice to know my contribution was one of many to the cause.
cstanleytech
(26,318 posts)2. Republicans underestimated the anger of women I suspect over the SCOTUS abortion ruling.
Yes, they did. And they are still underestimating that anger.
LiberalFighter
(51,054 posts)3. Hendricks name seems familiar. Maybe she donated a lot to Paul Ryan?
brooklynite
(94,713 posts)4. Here's her file
LuvLoogie
(7,022 posts)5. There's a clip of this exchange with Scott Walker. A real piece of work she is.
mitch96
(13,924 posts)7. The trick is, can the $money$ be converted to votes?...nt