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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreg Gianforte got over $116,000 in donations after assaulting Guardian reporter
Filing shows congressmans campaign saw surge in donations after attack
Twenty-five donations consisted of the maximum amount allowed
Jamiles Lartey
@JamilesLartey
Tuesday 27 June 2017 18.41 EDT
The Republican congressman Greg Gianforte may have earned himself a head start on fundraising for his next campaign when he body-slammed a Guardian reporter on the eve of his victory in Montanas special election, according to a recent filing.
The report from the Federal Election Committee shows that the day after the incident, Gianfortes campaign brought more donation money than it had in the prior five days combined, including 25 donations of the maximum $2,700 allowed by law from an individual to a given candidate. For perspective, the day before the assault, Gianforte had received two such maximum donations. The day before that, he received none. In total, the campaign collected more than $116,000 after the attack.
The FEC filing is consistent with statements made by Gianfortes campaign on election day that more than $100,000 had come in since the incident.
The surge in donations also corresponded with election day, which could also have pushed some people to donate but election day fundraising spikes are also not typical, as it is more or less too late for a campaign to do anything with the money.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/27/greg-gianforte-donations-guardian-reporter-assault
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Greg Gianforte got over $116,000 in donations after assaulting Guardian reporter (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Jun 2017
OP
People are so fucked up... is no wonder we have the orangutan in office.
AgadorSparticus
Jun 2017
#3
Not surprising, those fools voted for Trump because he advocated beating up protesters.
Hieronymus
Jun 2017
#4
Rhiannon12866
(206,016 posts)1. Good Grief!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)2. Confirms these people are reprehensible, disgusting miscreants
Time to give up on civility. That is a sign of weakness for them.
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)5. Precisely.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)3. People are so fucked up... is no wonder we have the orangutan in office.
... no offense to orangutans.
Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)4. Not surprising, those fools voted for Trump because he advocated beating up protesters.