Sentences with phrase «get more campaign contributions»
I think she uses these things to get people worked up and get more campaign contributions.»
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said he's still getting up to speed on the facts, but the payment to Stormy Daniels did not require him to have a full accounting of the details, saying: «I am focused on the law more than the facts right now... The whole situation of the $ 130,000 doesn't require an analysis of the facts because it wasn't intended as a campaign contribution.»
His campaign reported collecting 3,087 signatures to get him on the ballot, and he has received more than $ 179,700 in campaign contributions — and the coveted endorsement of his dad's old union, 1199.
More than a dozen of them were convicted of charges including authorizing bribes to get on a ballot, diverting money meant for community programs into a campaign and skimming funds from contributions to a Little League baseball program.
Trump's son Eric echoed his dad's recent attack on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, saying he renmembers «when she came into his office every three days to ask him for money and ask for major campaign contributions,» adding: «There is no one who wanted to get into his office more than Kirsten Gillibrand.»
More than a dozen have been convicted of charges including authorizing bribes to get on a ballot, diverting money meant for community programs into a campaign and skimming funds from contributions to a Little League baseball program.
This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.