Esrati post primary campaign finance report
Better late than never. Here it is- the numbers are a little higher than I’d like- mostly due to mistakenly mailing postcards to people who voted early in person (although, with the number of them that...
View ArticleWhat the big money in the Dayton “primary” meant
Since the campaign finance reports rolled out, I’ve held back from analyzing or discussing them, because, frankly, it’s poor form to talk poorly about someone right after the funeral. That someone is...
View ArticleTen thousand dollars reached. Ten thousand thank yous.
Last night, the last donation came in. 9 days before the election, and I reached the goal of $10,000. Any donation from this point on- would go for nets, rims, backboards, tools to clean up courts and...
View ArticleWhen buying political office in Dayton, don’t buy local: Whaley spends out of...
The post election campaign finance reports were due Friday. The Dayton Daily weighed in claiming this the most expensive race ever, if you add in the in-kind donations the Whaley campaign took in:...
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Political campaign hot cards and websites for less
Shameless plug, or doing my part to change the way politics work? One of the biggest problems facing America is the high cost of running for office. I know full well how much it costs, having run more...
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Campaign contribution tracking, bribery and you
Citizens United threw the door open to unlimited money in politics. The Federal Elections Commission “tracking” of donations is such a joke that another site, www.opensecrets.org is the only place you...
View ArticleOhio campaign finance and the A.D.A.
On Thursday, Oct 20, 2016 I made the journey to Columbus to throw myself at the mercy of the Ohio Elections Commission. The local Montgomery County Board of (S)Elections had turned me in for failure to...
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It’s sad when Iran has more integrity than the United States
Boeing 737 published March 13, 2019 by Bob Englehart politicalcartoons.com America needs to come to grips with its moral compass problem. Especially before the 2020 election. It’s sad when the myth...
View ArticleTeam Householder gets charged with racketeering
I don’t have time to unpack this whole thing, and it will be a while before it all starts to come into focus. I just wanted to make sure the common folks have access to the 81 page FBI indictment of...
View ArticleTurner out-raises Esrati a gazillion to one
Campaign finance reports for the first half were due on July 15th. Apparently, the Dayton Daily news no longer cares about who is buying your congressman. Hint: 79% of Republican incumbent Mike...
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