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trailmonkee

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Sun Aug 26, 2012, 02:02 AM Aug 2012

Mitt Romney's top NY donors among RNC delegation

Source: newsday

WASHINGTON -- The nearly 400-member New York delegation to the Republican Convention in Tampa, Fla., can't promise it will deliver the state's 29 electoral votes to Mitt Romney, but it can talk about a different asset it brings to the party: money.

New Yorkers have given $13.5 million to Romney's presidential campaign committee, second only to Californians, and some of New York's biggest campaign donors are going to Tampa as delegates.

As Nassau County Republican chairman Joe Mondello put it, "There are definitely a lot of money guys with us."

Read more: http://www.newsday.com/mitt-romney-s-top-ny-donors-among-rnc-delegation-1.3927354

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Mitt Romney's top NY donors among RNC delegation (Original Post) trailmonkee Aug 2012 OP
Well this changes everything...... Grassy Knoll Aug 2012 #1
If you count David Koch as NY Delegate, NYers will have spent $413.5 million. _Liann_ Aug 2012 #2
Thanks Liann, great graphic there. Yes, they're eliminating the middle men at fire sale, USA. freshwest Aug 2012 #3
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