IL-Sen: Roland Burris Raised $845 in Q1

Nope, not missing any zeroes. I know it's not exactly news that there's no way Roland Burris will be the Democratic nominee for Senate from Illinois in 2010, but this is just too pathetic slash amusing not to share:

U.S. Senator Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to the seat once held by President Barack Obama, is holding his first campaign fundraiser since he took office this weekend--and the financial report he filed this week shows he could use some political donations.

Burris campaign officials on Thursday released a report showing the new senator raised only $845 from January through March and had $111,032 in debts from defending himself in ongoing ethics and perjury probes and travel.

Burris never has been a prolific fundraiser during his decades in politics. And his first three months on the job have been focused on a U.S. Senate Ethics Committee investigation and a Sangamon County perjury probe over his testimony before the Illinois House panel that recommended impeaching then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Yes, his first real fundraiser is this Sunday and it is hilariously billed as a gathering of "potential donors" and a "a friend and family thing." It's the real world equivalent of when Michael Scott asked his grandmother's investment club to invest in the Michael Scott Paper Company.



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that will buy you a nice steak dinner in Chicago (none / 0)

I think he would need slightly more to run for Senate re-election.


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by WashStateBlue on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 06:53:44 PM EST

his rather determined focus on raising $500k... (none / 0)

for his "legal defense team" (aka old law firm) is one of the reasons why i don't think burris is running for re-election.  this, of course, seals it...


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by bored now on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 07:05:18 PM EST
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Re: IL-Sen: Roland Burris Raised $845 in Q1 (2.00 / 1)

This is just more evidence that Burris is clean and not Blago's guy.  If there's one thing Blagojevich wanted to see in his ideal Senator, it's a good fundraiser!


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by Steve M on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 07:19:46 PM EST

Re: IL-Sen: Roland Burris Raised $845 in Q1 (none / 0)

Haha....

I'm joining in Todd's mirth: http://natchgreyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/ worst-fundraiser-ever-ronald-burris.html


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by Natch on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 08:01:07 PM EST

amazing (none / 0)

If I declared my candidacy for U.S. Senate, I'm sure I could find 9 friends to kick in $100. It is hard to imagine anyone who has spent a career in politics raising such a small amount in one quarter.


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by desmoinesdem on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 09:23:25 PM EST


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