Moveon.org has Negron on the move
by Dara Kam | July 23rd, 2009
GOP Senate candidate Joe Negron is ramping up efforts to secure an Aug. 4 special election win in response to Moveon.org’s entry into the race to replace retiring Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie.
Negron sent an e-mail appeal to supporters today asking for cash to fight back against the organization which he said “has sent operatives” into District 28 to help turn out the vote for his Democratic opponent Bill Ramos.
“Thanks to your hard work and support, my campaign is doing very well and I am confident that we will win the race on August 4. However, I am not taking anything for granted, particularly in a special election with an expected low turn-out. I take MoveOn.org seriously because I saw first hand how effective they were in helping President Obama win Florida in the 2008 Election,” Negron wrote.
Negron, a former House member from Stuart, is going to spend about $50,000 to collect the absentee ballots “from my supporters” and includes a letter from former Gov. Jeb Bush along with door-to-door canvassing and phone banks, according to the e-mail.
Negron’s collected nearly $387,000 so far and spent about $236,000.
Ramos, who made the ballot by collecting signatures instead of paying the qualifying fee, collected just over $24,000 and spent nearly $19,000 thus far.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Ramos, elections, Jeb Bush, Joe Negron, Moveon.org, special elections, State Senate
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
He (Negron) will run for anything he’s told to…makes me sick!
July 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Moveon? Let’s see the proof! Just another political tactic to generate support. It’s what we call a lie but it’s acceptable in politics.
The dems won’t support Bill and I’ll guarantee Moveon does nothing without the batsignal from on high!
Along with the bribes he’s taken, this political ploy is why I will not vote for Joe or any other party follower.
It’s what’s gotten us here in the first place.
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