614,935 to 1

Number of people in Rep. Jim Oberstar’s Minnesota Eighth Congressional District: 614,935

Number of individuals in his District who donated to Oberstar’s election campaign this year: 1

I’ve long thought that limiting campaign contributions to in-district or in-state might radically cut down on special interest abuse, and Rep. Oberstar is now the poster-child for that notion.

(BTW, Oberstar racked up a perfect liberal 4×4 record by voting for for TARP, the Stimulus, Cap-and Trade and ObamaCare.)

(Hat tip: Powerline.)

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2 Responses to “614,935 to 1”

  1. Matthew Bey says:
    October 21, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    The only campaign I contributed to this season was a guy in Wisconsin. He’s an old chum from school. He’s also a Green. Hahahahaha!

  2. Post Election Analysis: Bart Stupak’s Turncoats Go Down in Flames « Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog says:
    November 3, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    […] Rep. James Oberstar of Minnesota lost to Republican Chip Cravaack. You may also remember Oberstar for racking up only a single in-district donation to his reelection campaign. […]

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