Paterson Will Accept Full Campaign Contribution Limit
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- April
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Gov. David Paterson will not adhere to lower campaign contribution limits imposed by his predecessor, according to reports here and here.
Paterson will accept up to the $55,900 contribution limit allowed by state law, one of the most generous limits in the country.
“In order to compete on a level playing field he will adhere to the limits that are set under current rules,” spokesman Jonathan Rosen told the Albany Times-Union.
Spitzer imposed on his campaign a $10,000 ceiling on contributions from individuals, PACS and special-interest groups.
Yet Paterson, who isn’t a millionaire like Spitzer, has just 114,000 in his campaign account, according to the New York Sun, and will need to raise millions to compete for re-election in 2010.
Paterson, a Democrat, has said he plans to run in 2010.
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I’ve probably said it about five times on this blog. Paterson is clueless, contradictory, and here now is evidence of what many believed all along—he is a hack.
Paterson might as well just send an “I’m For Sale” notice to the special interests. Oh, he just did that, didn’t he?
Mr. Paterson missed ‘Reform Day’ at the capitol because of “scheduling conflicts.” Seems like every time he anticipates that he’ll get questions he can’t answer, he develops a scheduling conflict.