Donations/contributions - questions.

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#1. In another County in my state, that is not contiguous with my county, there is a young State Assemblyman who has been doing a good job of opposing illegal immigration. I have been to several of his rallys and meetings and supported him over the past few years..

He decided to run for Congress in his district and sent out massive and repeated requests for contributions which all politicians do. I sent money several times when I really should have saved it or spent it on something more appropriate for family or home. Yesterday I received an E-mail that he is dropping out of the race !!! He redirected and decided to run for the State Senate instead. I'm pretty sure he had little choice. He pretty well drained everyone with incessant pleas for money. It was just too much. Practically every donor/supporter was probably tapped out. I know I was, I just stopped giving. He probably didn't make his goals and lacked the funds to continue.

So what will he do with the money ? Possibly use it to run for the Senate ??

#2. Back when Hillary Clinton was running for her Senate seat, NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani ran against her. He also asked me for money which I sent more than once. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and dropped out of the race. But he had $9 million in contributions in his war chest !

So what did he do with the money ? He never ran for another public office.

#3. Alipac is reported to have collected $666,000 in contributions on behalf of Lou Dobbs for a Senate or Presidential run. Dobbs left CNN - flipped ( after his house was shot at ) and is now an amigo of the illegals espousing a plethora of goodies for them.

So what will they do with the money ?

#4. One of the Minute Men apparently mortgaged his house and donated $110,000 worth of steel to the Simcox fence. When the fence didn't materialize as expected the donor sued for a variety of causes. Then suddenly dropped the suit.

So what did they do with the money. In that case the caging company and an intermediate management team skimmed off most of it for various expenses that had nothing to do with the fence. The fence never got built, Simcox took a hike and the Minuteman website forum folded.

Lesson to be learned. When you donate, or contribute, for these causes keep in mind that you have essentially gifted it and you do not have any control, voice or power to say, or require, how it is dispositioned or spent. There is no practical recourse. It's just GONE !