Bill Lueders: Out-of-state donors buoy Walker

[hue]

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/bill-lueders-out-of-state-donors-buoy-walker/article_e384e442-f933-11e2-8ed6-001a4bcf887a.html

Among some true believers, Scott Walker is not just governor of Wisconsin. He is America’s governor.

Most of the money now pouring money into Walker’s gubernatorial campaign coffers comes from people who live in other states, newly released campaign finance filings show.

Of the $3.5 million received by Walker in the first six months of this year, nearly $2 million came from out of state. This continues a trend that began when Walker first announced sweeping changes to the collective bargaining power of most public employees, prompting historic protests and an unsuccessful recall attempt.

Consider: When Walker was first elected in 2010, he raised and spent about $11 million. Of this, less than 10 percent came from donors in other states, according to the state Government Accountability Board’s online database.

Between Feb. 12, 2011 — the day after Walker’s announcement — and June 6, 2012 — the day after the recall election — his campaign took in $35.9 million. Of this amount, $21 million, or 59 percent, came from outside Wisconsin.

And of the $6.9 million Walker has raised since the recall, nearly two-thirds flowed from out of state. The campaign has been able to continue spending and even sock away $2.2 million cash on hand.

Of the $6.9 million Walker has raised since the recall, nearly two-thirds has come from out of state. Kate Golden/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

“That’s pretty impressive, without him even having an opponent,” says Joe Heim, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. “He’s got a bigger national image than most people realize, especially among individuals and groups that fund Republican campaigns nationally.”

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Wanker's $$$ keep flowing in!!!

[charmay]

1. Out of state fundraising is his main vocation.

[Blue Owl]

2. Dude's Koched outta his mind

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