For a woman who is not running for anything, who has been declared politically dead, and who is seen as a political lightweight, the fact that Sarah Palin’s PAC, SarahPAC has raised $733,000 in a mere 6 months is a remarkable achievement…
The other golden nugget in the report is that a majority of the contributions came from those making donations of less than $200… Can anyone say ‘grassroots’?
Considering the fact that she plans on campaigning for Conservative Dems, I think a 3rd Party run is a possibility…
Sarah Palin signing autographs in Alaska
Sarah Palin’s political action committee raised nearly $733,000 in the first six months of 2009 and has more than $450,000 in cash on hand, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission.
While Republicans are hopeful that Palin will be a big fundraising help for them, her PAC hasn’t exactly been a campaign-finance ATM. Since its formation in late January, it appears to have made just two political contributions — $5,000 to Palin’s 2008 running mate, Sen. John McCain, and $5,000 to Alaska’s Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski.
The majority of the money raised by SarahPAC so far has come in the form of “unitemized contributions,” meaning donations of less than $200 each. PACS are not required to name those small donors in their filings with the FEC. The remaining money came through more than 700 different $200-plus contributions made by donors from all around the United States.
According to its FEC records, SarahPAC’s biggest expenditure during the reporting period was the more than $103,000 it spent on EDonation.com, a Virginia-based firm that specializes in online fundraising.
When Palin leaves the governor’s office at the end of the month, she’ll be able to use SarahPAC to underwrite the cost of politically related travel and appearances – as well as to donate up to $10,000 each to federal candidates.
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