On Jan. 29 Florida voters will be asked to approve a $9.3 billion property tax cut plan. Gov. Charlie Crist's behind it and the campaign he's heading up has raised a bunch of money to convince you to get behind it, too.
Crist has hit the road and the phones to raise dough for the campaign, including an NYC trip for a fundraiser at The Donald's pad there.
Florida Capital Bureau Chief Jim Ash has written about the fundraising portion of the horse race in stories like the one linked here. Jim's reporting includes other stories that update some of the tidbits from the Amendment 1 campaign fundraising efforts, like this story about proposed electric transmission line legislation that throws in the more-than-interesting fact that Florida Power & Light has plunked down half a mil for the governor's campaign.
But why should journalists like Jim have all the fun?
You can follow the money yourself. The Yes On 1 campaign is posting its accumulated contributions regularly on its Web site. Check out the latest version here.
All this will eventually get officially submitted in campaign finance reports made to the Florida Division of Elections, but those can take a while to show up. Why not take a gander yourself?
What stands out? Perhaps that there aren't more surprises.
Real estate folks, Republican folks, chamber folks.
Today, the Vote Yes On 1, Save Our Homes Now campaign sent out a solicitation over Gov. Crist's signature, seeking small individual donations. "Give $10-to-1" is the name of it. "If each of us gives just $10 to Yest on 1, we can make a huge difference," Crist's come-on read.
Twenty-six days until the election.