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3.10.2010

 

Birthday bash raises $115,000 for Dubie

We don't get much information about the fundraising by the gubernatorial candidates and won't see their reports until summer.

Still, Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, Republican candidate, reports today that his birthday bash Tuesday garnered $115,000 for his campaign.

In an email, his campaign staff report his $51 per head party attracted 430 people.

Dubie commented, "I am truly humbled by last night’s strong show of support for my campaign for governor. When I decided to have a birthday fundraiser I set the goal to raise $30,000 and sell 150 $51 tickets. To raise over $115,000 in one night and have 430 people buy tickets is beyond my expectations."

-- Nancy Remsen

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Comments:
so how much did Markowitz raise at a $1000 per cup of coffee?

Bet it wasn't $100K
 
Just so folks know:

430 people x $51 = $21,930 not $115,000.

To raise $115,000 Dubie would need 2,255 people to come to his birthday party.

So, Mr. Dubie, where did this money come from? And by that I mean what state because it sure isn't VT.
 
Math isn't Dubie's strong suit.
 
Hey it is called Republican math. The good news is Dubie will be able to fix the budget problems just with Rmath.
 
Per usual with Republicans ... most, although likely not all, the attendees were quite wealthy. No surprise there.
 
hey Anonymous, it's $51 to get a seat and then you go there and cut another check for the campaign, there's your math and here's your sign
 
Why do vermonters hate people who have worked hard and made some money? I was not born here and I find it very confusing.
 
Who hates? I've worked hard and made money too. Yes, I was a born here.

We agree on one thing: You are confused.
 
Why do vermonters hate people who have worked hard and made some money? I was not born here and I find it very confusing.

Perhaps because most of us have worked much harder, real physical dawn to dusk labor, and get treated like dirt by pampered flatlanders who got their fortune by grift, graft or inheritance.
 
Anonymous 2:38a

Gee that sounds just like Jim Douglas!
 
A lot of native Vermonters live under the false assumption that only they have a work ethic. It is pretty insulting to those of us flatlanders who have had to claw just as hard for what we have and partly moved to Vermont because we thought Vermonters might appreciate that. Guess not. Pretty elitist attitudes for a state that has more people than most depending on government help.
 
"Perhaps because most of us have worked much harder, real physical dawn to dusk labor, and get treated like dirt by pampered flatlanders who got their fortune by grift, graft or inheritance."

Guess what? In my experience most of the flatlanders you describe donate to the Vermont Democratic Party, not the Republican Party.

Don't blame Dubie or Vt. Republicans for the elitist flatlander control of Vermont.
 
I totally agree - and I am a Democrat!
 
I am a Democrat and we cannot cut the budget any more.
 
"I am a Democrat and we cannot cut the budget any more."

I am a Democrat and I can't pay any more taxes.

Shut up and cut the damn bloated state budget already.
 
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