tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post8676234755000732594..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58099124352585233162011-01-05T16:40:02.317-05:002011-01-05T16:40:02.317-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!Marycatherine Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674049191412285346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-18939579695485900352011-01-05T11:18:19.121-05:002011-01-05T11:18:19.121-05:00Guy77, Ballard&#39;s campaign spent $429,349 in 2008 and $362,504 in 2009, both off years. That is an astonishing level of spending by an incumbent in years when you&#39;re not even doing any media.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14951070658354041992011-01-05T10:27:02.771-05:002011-01-05T10:27:02.771-05:00How in the world could Ballard have spent over $300,000 dollars in a off year? Sounds like some people on his staff are getting well compensated or they are just filling their pockets with money just like all his so called supporters. I will no longer be surprises by anything Ballard does for the rest of his term.<br /><br />Welcome back Gary! Hope you had some blog less fun the holidays!guy77moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248410686603913517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-69050440929003203212011-01-05T09:26:46.824-05:002011-01-05T09:26:46.824-05:00Bingo!!<br /><br />I pointed this out before about Ballard&#39;s 2009 report. The media all focused on how much was raised. But the astonishing thing in the report is how much Ballard spent...in an off year! That&#39;s not the way political campaigns work. In off years, you shut almost everything down so your expenses are a fraction of what they are in an election year. The war chest gets built up going into the election year.<br /><br />When I looked at Ballard&#39;s 2009 report, his off year spending was almost as much as Governor Daniels&#39;. The media though just focuses on how much raised.<br /><br />If Ballard only has $1.4 million that means he is probably spending about 80% of the money he&#39;s bringing in. Unbelievable.<br /><br />Good to see you back, Gary. You had me worried with the two week hiatus from posting.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-30011519079800722922011-01-05T09:00:42.053-05:002011-01-05T09:00:42.053-05:00First, welcome back AI!<br /><br />Second, with all the material Mayor Ballard has amassed in three short years, Ms. Kennedy&#39;s ad campaign ought to be very entertaining.varangianguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-79330876642244476482011-01-05T08:29:00.638-05:002011-01-05T08:29:00.638-05:00Where did the $ go? Let&#39;s just assume he spent $300K. That seems like a lot in a non-election year but what the heck. If he started year with $1M on hand that would mean he only raised $700K. That would mean a challenger out raised an incumbent mayor by $200K or 20+% in a non-election year.<br /><br />Or if he raised the $1 - $1.5M you would expect an incumbent mayor to raise..... what the heck did he spend it on? I can&#39;t wait to see his report.Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692238113332564163noreply@blogger.com