6:21 pm July 7, 2009, by jgalloway
Early financial numbers in the Atlanta race for mayor:
— Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders reports $403,528 raised in this three-month period, with a total of $773,502 raised. She has $223,059 in cash on hand. No personal loans involved, said campaign spokeswoman Liz Flowers.
— State Sen. Kasim Reed raised $507,206 over the same period, and $965,526 to date. Reed has $436,186 in cash on hand. Spokesman Reese McCranie said no personal loans count toward those totals.
Reed has included a summary report here.
— In a press release, Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood said she raised $313,526 during the three-month reporting period that ended June 30. Norwood says she has raised $1,048,543 altogether, with cash on hand at $490,019. No personal loans involved, her finance director said.
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Angry Taxpayer
July 7th, 2009
9:27 pm
Who is trying to buy City Hall this time? I hope it is the voters rather than just another airport or watershed contract vendor?
The voters deserve to know who is contributing and if they are voters. Who are the City’s vendors giving to and how much? Are PAC’s giving money and who are behing them? I believe this is important to understand who the next Mayor will prioritize – it certainly has not been the taxpayer.
Will Jones - Atlanta
July 8th, 2009
7:35 am
“Angry Taxpayer” for Mayor of Atlanta!
We have the greatest city in the world here. A thousand feet above sea-level, the best twelve-month-a-year weather (Thank G-d for each drop of rain yesterday).
All we need do is come together in pursuit of Truth and Justice behind a candidate of good heart and proven integrity. It is We, in this “ward republic” of Atlanta, who is sovereign. He or she we make elect as mayor must be a servant to the citizens that “Annuit Coeptis” be Guide at City Hall resolving the “issues” that plague us: graft; police corruption; and, fiscal irresponsibility/immorality.
The existing order, Franklin and Pennington, is corrupt, but those “at street level” who work for us are good people doing well.
How Atlanta shall sail again with a righteous hand at the helm!
“Angry Taxpayer” displays the wisdom and spirit Atlanta needs in The Mayor’s Office. Let’s get back to basics and make a genuine advocate for “the taxpayer”/citizen Our Mayor and turn our collective back on those whose campaign contributions are nothing but bribes seeking or maintaining fascist advantage at our financial and moral expense.
G-d bless Atlanta. Let us make elect as mayor one who is worthy. It’s all downhill from Atlanta, to the rest of America and to the World. Just as making Max Cleland will anneal us as Georgians in the Spirit of Righteousness, so too must our next mayor come to office with an abiding sense that the crimes committed against the citizens and the city, from near and far, can and must be ended that Peace and Prosperity flow in and around this most blessed community.
One humble yet with moral authority must be Atlanta’s next mayor. Those without the grace to point out the failure of the existing order in Atlanta, as President Obama did last year on the national level, will only be an extension of the existing problems yet lingering through many administrations.
With President Obama we have hope in America, again. Things may actually improve each day as should be the norm in a healthy society. Bush and Cheney must hang.
We need a mayor who understands that righteousness can be established in the land. Getting rid of those whom we know are morally compromised and corrupt is the first, undeniable step to a better tomorrow, by G-d.
Moral outrage is what is needed. Our own martyred Martin is yet “laying unburied in the street” with John Kennedy. The dope Mrs. Johnston wished not to be sold in front of her house is still pouring in from Bush’s Afghanistan.
President Obama is but a man. He can’t solve America’s problems alone. John and Martin tried to and look what they did to them. We must pull together. Max Cleland as governor and “Angry Taxpayer” as mayor can get in sync with the Spirit upon Whom we must rely for posterity’s sake.
Let’s make it happen!
vince neil
July 8th, 2009
2:20 pm
I don’t know much about geometry but i am curious why KR has fund raisers in IL, FL, DC and LA during this cycle?…Anyone..Bueller?…..
will jones aka Astroboy
July 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
will jones, seriously, I think atlanta is one of the worst cities in the US. I, personally, can’t wait to move, but I’ll have to wait. Truthfully, I can’t tell if you are on drugs, or merely delirious. Obama is a failure, all democrats, republicans and politicians have been true failures. I can’t tell if you are too stupid to recognize facts, or you are attempting to promote an agenda. In any event, no one will vote for max cleland, or anyone else you support, because for one, you seem to have mental problems and number two, we have the same politicians who lie to us attempting to get back into office. It is idiots like you that are poisoning the minds of the weak. Stop it.
newA
July 8th, 2009
11:20 pm
It appears Reed is the candidate to beat… I am suprised he has been so successful raising money with the polls the way they were. It shows he is gaining momentum. I think he will win. I’m glad bc I saw him at an event in Midtown and I was impressed with his grasp of the major issues facing the city; he has my support.
Angry Taxpayer
July 9th, 2009
7:31 am
Yes, Reed was able to raise money in 19 different states but has a limited number of actual voters that contributed. So why does Reed have to go out of State to raise funds – maybe it is because he just moved into the City (to run for Mayor of course).
Lee
July 9th, 2009
5:19 pm
MOney do not tell the quality of the candidate. The people who are affected by the lack of city servcies will be the factor in determining who will be mayor of Atlanta. The source of the money should be questioned by all local residents. If it does not come from those who live in Atlanta then be cautious of the candidate.