Independent candidate Greg Orman pumped more than $1 million of his own money into his Kansas Senate campaign as it headed into the final stretch, the Kansas City Star reported.
The new disclosures cover fundraising through September. Orman had previously contributed less than $40,000 to his campaign as of mid-July. By the end of September, Orman had contributed $1 million and loaned $200,000 to his campaign.
Orman is worth between $21.6 million and $86 million, according to previous disclosures.
“Orman is worth between $21.6 million and $86 million, according to previous disclosures.”
I’m sure that will make him very sensitive to the needs of the middle-class and poor. After all, he likes money so much and has so much of it, all he’ll have to do is imagine how big of a sad he would have if he didn’t have it all anymore, right? And so, what better way for someone to understand and sympathize with the plight of unwashed masses then for them to be rich? Heck, they probably understand better than the poor and middle-class themselves understand their own plight, so clearly they know best and should be making all the decisions for us.
I disagree. Being wealthy doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be sensitive to the needs of the middle class and the poor. The Kennedy’s are excellent examples of very wealthy people who’ve long been champions of the least among us. I don’t need a pol to be broke to understand the challenges faced by those less fortunate anymore than I need a politician to be a woman to understand women’s issues. I don’t begrudge the rich their wealth, particularly if they earned it themselves and are using it to help others.
Granted…I was engaged in a bit of sarcastic hyperbole…but lemme ask: how’s all that richy masters-of-the-universey stuff working out for us so far?
Who knows where that race is. The most current poll in the TPM Polltracker aggregate is five days old and it’s questionable because it’s a 7 day rolling average poll.
I am not sure how much its going to help him at this late day though. My understanding of his basic problem is lack of a ground game, and he isn’t going to make one overnight no matter how much money he throws at it now.
Basically I think his own success in this campaign has caught him by surprise.
I would love to see him win, if only because I want to see republicans lose another seat, but its going to be close.