From a Constitution Party email blast:
Our “Money Bomb” has just gone over the top. That’s right, the goal of raising $15,000 by the end of the year has been met by generous patriots like you. In addition to the original investment of $9,000 by a few benefactors to kick-off our campaign, we have received just over $6,000 to hit the target. Most of those donations came in $25, $50, and $100 donations because the Constitution Party is strongest at the grass roots.
I am so grateful for your support. We can now pay the outstanding bills from the very busy 2014 election year activities and start fresh in January. The books are now in balance.
But wait, there is more good news.
Our Finance Committee has looked at our very modest budget and sees the need to raise just $2000 to start crucial ballot access activities in January and one benefactor has already pledged $500 toward that goal.
We now have until January 15 to raise $1500 — we can do this! If you haven’t participated in our “Money Bomb,” this is an opportunity to pitch in and help our party take a big leap forward. If you have invested in the Constitution Party, perhaps you can give just a little more.
A donation of $25, $50 or even $100 will quickly take us to the finish line.
I know this is the time to celebrate Christmas and all its rich meaning, so please take a moment to contribute just $20, $30, or $40 right away.
I congratulate you again for making the “Money Bomb” a success. If we can meet the challenge of this “Over-The-Top” campaign — funding the vital work of achieving ballot access for our candidates — we will hit the ground running in January.
Gratefully,
Frank Fluckiger
National Chairman
Yeah, not too long ago I was wishing I would feel like a teen again. So now, just like when I was a teen, I have friends dying and going to jail, and now the car accident. Wait….that was not what I meant… Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it….
Paulie – please don’t leave this planet! There are so few genuine kooks left. I hope all is ok now.
Maybe. Just within the last week I had several near death experiences from heart arythmias and chest pains, and one from a car wreck that left the car totalled but I was very fortunate to escape with a very minor rash, and the driver is limping but did not sustain any major injuries. The car was insured so it could easily have been a lot worse.
Their numbers are way off for the LP. I wish we had that much money, but we don’t. The text narrative is incorrect in a number of places as well. The actual LP budget is posted frequently and discussed at http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business_hq.lp.org/ .
oops Paulie – Sunlight is a place I do some research, but Find The Best is what we’re looking at for this data. Sorry for the confusion (don’t laugh – you’ll be old on day).
Green Party: http://us-political-parties.findthebest.com/l/4/Green-Party-of-the-United-States
Constitution Party: http://us-campaign-committees.findthebest.com/l/30523/Constitution-Party-National-Committee
Libertarian Party: http://us-political-parties.findthebest.com/l/3/Libertarian-Party
Paulie’s right on one thing- Andy, if you have something to say about the CP, then you should write an article, or a opinion piece with your evidence included; don’t just complain about it in the comment threads, but get it out into the open; more people would pay attention to what you have to say then.
Thanks!
Do you have a handy link to their research? I know I can plow through FEC reports, but that exceeds my level of curiosity.
Paulie: the campaign finance data is compiled by the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation research service. The good news is that the Green Party is making a financial comeback. The bad news is the CP is still on the decline since 2012, but the successful year-end money bomb should help the 2014 bottom line.
All true.
All we can do with IPR, is if you write up the whole sequence of events and all the evidence, I can forward it to the other IPR writers. I can’t post it myself since they owe me money as well.
“paulie
December 18, 2014 at 1:13 pm
They are denying that they have any responsibility in the matter, and Goode is denying that he owes us anything. I disagree with them on both counts.”
This is a lie, on multiple levels. I presented the evidence I am holding to more than one attorney, and they said that I had enough evidence to beat them in court. The only problem is that it is hard to make court appearances when I am constantly on the road, bouncing to different states all over the country. Even if you are in the right, suing to get money that you are owed is not easy, and may not be worth the time and money involved, especially if the amount owed is less than $10,000.
They are denying that they have any responsibility in the matter, and Goode is denying that he owes us anything. I disagree with them on both counts. I am too close to the issue to get involved in it as a writer, but if you want to write something up I will forward it to everyone at IPR and if someone besides me agrees to post it I will add my viewpoint in the comments.
So the Constitution Party raised over $500,000 in 2012-2014, yet they still can not pay the petitioners who got ripped off on Constitution Party petitions in 2012?
I have consulted with attorneys about this who have told me I could beat the Constitution Party in court. The only reason I have not sued is because I am on the road most of the year, and it would be difficult for me to make court appearances.
That’s an interesting link, Cody. Have you read the written narrative portion of it? And do you have an equivalent link for the CP?
LP: http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business_hq.lp.org/2014/002266.html
Does the CP’s finances add up to, or goes beyond this, for 2014?
http://www.gp.org/committees/steering/budget/2014/2014-Budget-Revenue-Narrative-final.pdf
Thanks Peter. Where may one find the source for these numbers?
Green Party: 2012-2014 – $324,790
Constitution Party: 2012-2014 – $526,410
No, I don’t know on what basis to compare, so since you sounded like you knew, I asked where I can compare the numbers.
You think the GP has less in the account then the CP?
What numbers are you using for the Green Party?
Small potatoes compared to the fundraising numbers and budgets of the Green & Libertarian Parties.