Wednesday, July 18, 2007
82% of Political Donations to Al Franken
Are From Outside Minnesota
In all, 82 percent of Franken's donors this year, who together have contributed more than $2.5 million, are from outside Minnesota.
More than 50 percent of [Republican incumbent Norm] Coleman's donors came from Minnesota, according to his campaign. Of [Democrat Mike] Ciresi's donors, 73 percent are Minnesotans.
A release from Franken's campaign said it was "thrilled" to get money from actors Edward Norton and Meg Ryan. The campaign said it expects criticism for receiving out-of-state money despite holding "low-dollar events" in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Other
Bill Maher [contributing $1,000] and Rosie O'Donnell [contributing $2,300].
[...]
[Those] contributing $4,600 -- with $2,300 earmarked for the general election, should Franken get that far. Those included Dan Aykroyd, Robin Williams and Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner.
Among other notable contributors were actor Ed Norton, director Harold Ramis, actress Meg Ryan, cartoonist Garry Trudeau, former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, and Karenna Gore Schiff, daughter of former Vice President Al Gore.
That followed a first-quarter performance that included $4,600 contributions from actors Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jason Alexander and Larry David.
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