– taken from this article at Politico.com. It’s a fairly glowing piece about Romney, but it does offer this little gem: “Most self-financiers at the presidential and congressional levels are losers.” Like John Kerry.
It’s fine that Romney wants to use his own money, but the trends you see above are telling. As people have gotten to know Romney, their contributions have dropped sharply - from $21 million in the first quarter to $9.8 million in the most recent. The article points out that Romney has had to infuse his campaign with $8.5 million in the most recent quarter just to keep it solvent. Sound familiar? Check out this article from 2003.
