Saturday, September 15, 2007

General Petraeus ad nets Giuliani big bucks from donors


Pew Institute poll of demographics of those supporting Giuliani for president.

There is no surprise the Petraeus ad was all about money, right? We are all familiar with the 'tough guy' attitude as a favorite for evangelicals, right? So this survey tracks.



BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Saturday, September 15th 2007, 4:00 AM
Rudy Giuliani shelled out $64,575 for a pro-Gen. David Petraeus ad in The New York Times, but it paid big dividends yesterday - in contributions to his Republican presidential campaign.
Aides to Giuliani, who swiftly e-mailed copies of the ad to supporters as part of a fund-raising push, said they reaped "tens of thousands of dollars" in online donations yesterday alone.
"It will have paid for itself by week's end," said one top adviser, predicting the return would top $64,575 by tomorrow....