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REPRINTED FROM THENEXTMAYOR.COMApril 30, 2007 press release, (submitted via e-mail) |
New Leadership. New Direction. A New Philadelphia.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2007
CONTACT: Melanie Johnson
(215) 545-9700
(267) 984-2027
melanie@nutter2007.com
NUTTER’S MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH A SURGE OF ONLINE DONATIONS
Philadelphia, April 30, 2007 -- Michael Nutter, Democratic candidate for Mayor, today announced that his campaign raised more than $60,000 from more than 313 online donors in the last three days – Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Nutter said that he believed that this level of online support was unprecedented in the Philadelphia mayoral race and had likely far exceeded online donations made to any of his opponents over a comparable period of time.
“These donations show that grassroots support for my candidacy continues to build, and we hope to ride this momentum straight through to May 15,”said Nutter. “Every time someone makes a donation, it shows a level of solid support – and from the start of this campaign the support that we have received has been phenomenal.” Nutter said that more than 4050 people have made a donation to his campaign for Mayor since he began his campaign last year.
Nutter said that the online donations came after his campaign sent an email to his supporters reporting on a poll by Pennsylvanians for Effective Government (PEG) that showed Nutter in a virtual dead heat with the previous front runner, Tom Knox. Both the PEG poll and the Philadelphia Inquirer’s endorsement of Nutter on Sunday, April 29, boosted donations to Nutter’s campaign over the weekend.
In 2006, Nutter raised more money and had more donors than any of the other four Mayoral candidates.
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PO Box 58550 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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